five times five times scribbled in chalkin the same hand  at odd intervals along the side of the road

the first time surprised himit was written on the side of a concrete curbpalette that an ironworked dimpled sewer cover was inlayed

given its messageits obscure location  weeds grew between seams in the concrete whoever wrote it had to pull the weeds forwardout of the way to write their message he had a keen eyehe usually saw things other people didnt

because he looked

he thought it was a one-off 

then he rethought damning himself that he considered it a one-off things were never a one-off  he was a superior customercare representative because he didnt believe the computer system he used was infallible IT accused him of scrutiny  Gawddamnright You have to buy into the cosmetic perfection technology believes it is I dont

he found errors repeatedly

                             they said they didnt have the time to correct them

Then I will

it was tedious

he knew he was missing errors

he did the best he could

he couldnt muster any assistancehelp from his colleagues

they told him he was being petty

If it was your moneyyour pocketbook youd care significantly

even that commonsense accusation didnt win him any support

it wasnt their money

he went it alone

No it wouldnt be a one-off

and it wasnt  it occurred four more timeswhy was the writer so insistent

how many times is one allowed to commend themselves

he thought Anne Boleyn  To Jesus Christ I commend my soul; Lord Jesus, receive my soul.

Once

he wasnt too sure repeated appeals secured anything

frankly he was surprised after the first message he didnt discovercome across a shabby carcass

he fingered his cellfone

                         hed call cops to cleanup a mouldering suicide that was probably the extent of him contacting them others thingsand he had he handled on his own

no body 

then another scribble

and another anotheranother

the writer bored himall yipyap and no action

probably psychotic or drugaddled

drugaddled needed to keep it to themselves 

psychos  well they needed to saythey needed help

I commend my soul to the Lord Jesus Christ to ascend to God

What if ones soul didnt want to go

1334,  Twosday,  10  9. 19

1253,  Saturday,  12 10. 19

The Beatles  In The End  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12R4FzIhdoQ