he looked over the edge of his
pint before taking a sip and mumbled So
whayawan done with your remains
it was the first(actually the fourth today) pint he had with him in nearly twentyfive years circumstances prevailed he called the mans wife a cunt if someone had called his wife a cunt they
wouldntve been talking for their broken jaw anif breaking his jaw a cop was called then the man and the
wife were both cunts and he never wouldve had the beers he was having with him
now
as it was then he only protested that he
called his wife a cunt
it never went furthur than that
he had to know to who he was married
My remains Over beers youre asking me what I want done
with my remains
Fuck Whynot Its not like itd be picking your dirty
socks up off the floor where you left them before you diedBrowne said . .
. . Not Browne again Is he an
obsession
He isntId not be invoking his
name if I hadnt read an article in the Guardianthen read of him again in four
successive books I randomly picked up his name ascribed in fiction and nonfiction
He said To be gnawed out of our graves, to have our
skulls he spelled it s-c-u-l-s have our skulls made drinking bowls and our
bones turned into pipes are tragicall two ls tragicall abominations
Are you into me sipping beer from
your skull Cuz I wouldyou know me Id use
a knife that murdered someone to cut my steak Its utilitythe knifes a tool nothing morefuckin aint evil
Weird Unfortunate perhaps but I do know that of
you despite the years we havent talked or
spent time
Yah Im wanting to catch up before your dead
Me dead Not you first
Fuck
no You got four years on me as it
isyoure on meds Im not knock
on wood he rapped his scul with his knuckles Theres thatyah
Yes There is that
An I dont think youre real happy
in your new marriageHow long was it between Karlys death an your marriage to Katiean
whats with the fucking K-thing Krist!spelled K-R-I-S-T
Theres no thing
Don answer the second question
first How long afterwards did youas
Katie says made her an offer she couldnt refusewhich is pretty fuckin cute an I
hate using the word cute How long was it
so you don get swept away in the verbiageI spew when Im drunk an why it was
nicea good idea to walk over here so we can weave back How long to tie the nooses knotnot that a
marriage is a nooseI married You dated Katie within months of Karlys
deathright
My god you can suck the air out
of a room
Diversion Misdirection Stay on point
Though laterif you like we can discuss sucking Some goodlookin women in
here Surprisingly Or not Or mebbe cuz when Im here by myself Im either
watching football hockey or writing or reading
You really want to know
I aint makin conversationyakkin
to yak
I dated Katie three months after
Karly died We married ten months later but
that said we knew each other before . .
. . In high
school
Yes
High school aint knowing High schools learning brother
How long were you and Karly marriednearly
said marred
We were married for thirtytwo
years
You married when you were thirty
Yes
Fucking discernineh
I dont following
Fuckin blindneed a dog My
point ismy point is thirty years to marry
Karly Thirteen months to marry Katie Whawas the rush She came out of a bad marriagedidnt she
She divorced He . .
.
. Save he I understand you wannabe sympathetic or pathetic but it takes two to tango Yacan never hang a divorce on one person Divorce is exactly marriage except a marriage crumblingcoming unglued
Your point
My point is you opting for inhumation
or cremation
What
I never when off point InhumationI dig it Or cremation
Inhumation
Inhumation Burialltwo ls Browne
Reminds me of inhalation
Chopping scratching a line with a razor blade on glass and snorting Hence scratching a hole in the earth and burying
a body
Or
would you be more comfortable – which is rich – youre dead – more comfortable –
the best I can imagine and it wouldnt be worth the paper its written on – youre turfed then possibly turfed later
Anyway to finish my wandering thoughts or would you be more comfortable laid in the
open air weathered and reduced by
carrioneaters insects and the elements
Why are we talking about this Over beers
Whynot Youve already got a foot in the grave an youre leaning
Not necessarily
NO
But
youre tilted more than me Okay
The hell with this line
of conversation lets talk about tattoos Yathink inscriptions on ones body
empowers them helps form or reforms an individual
Why are we talking about this
If ya look over your shoulder
youll see a portly woman stroking a mansthink her mans ponytail She squeezes it tightevidently enjoying its
girth and length Like its his cock or
wannabe cock hanging off the back of his head
Dreds Cocks Medusa Not snakes twining over her brow or
serpents Cocks Looking at cocks ya turn ta stone
he looked uncomfortable
Krist K-R-I-S-T
You got problems with
homoerotica tooWhars it end Its probably a
good thing we havent had a beer in twentyfive years
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