Awfuck he was going to have to push hard to find her Of course she was
flatteredshe was excited to meet people who had heard of her art who declared
their enthusiasm and interestpossibly to the extent of purchasing a piece
an then there was much about her too to be enthusiastic she was beautiful which thereby she was also something to
be excited by
it was that something-aspect that
turned his crankpissed him off
she wasnt something
she was someone
anshe was enticing an doublescooped atop her person somehow she had preserved a childlike wonder
and innocence that made people want to run barefoot through her like a puddle after
a warm summer rain
as he suspected unfortunately the housethe estate was what he expected
it wasnt a house he would be
welcomed in
but he wasnt easily daunted
an particularly so when people wanted to daunt himhe shouldnt say people he should say men when
men wanted to daunt him
some men thought their homestheir
cars and money were perfect trappings
they didnt know her
she wasnt interested
she was deeply interested in
substance though not typically things
others believed were substantial
her art was for sale
she wasnt
often men were disappointed Of course people have their price everyone has a price
she didnt
he didnt
thats why they jived an who jives anymore
Yah he hopedmaybe
he could get away with explaining he was undaunted he tried to convince himself he
preferred explaining he was undaunted
however some peoplefrom the
get-go decide they arent going to listenhe could see it in their eyes
his father shared two things with
him that he always kept they
and his fathers ivoryhandled straight razor
one Don’t stand still. It’s hard to hit a moving
target.
two When it’s inevitable, throw the first punch.
whats inevitable
he knew what inevitable washe
usually knew it before the other guyguys
when it was guys Inevitable
screamed in his ear
it helped to be crazy
he learned that from his
brothernot a year younger than him amazing
what you can learn if you listen
No they didnt want to let him in
he was going to have to convince
them
he showedoff the policestick an
brass knuckles he carried
he said Look pointing to the array of scars on
his face Youre welcome to walk with me but Im not walking away
aside from heads there were many
valuable things along the way that could be bustedthey should never have let
him in
he also employed his fathers old
salesmans foot-in-the-door Fuller
Brush insurance vacuum cleanershe was a door-to-door kind of guy until he
met his mom then all bets were off although his technique was less
subtle leg-and-shoulder-Im-inside Whachasay
your name was
with his entourage he found her beyond
a sprawling wet bar standing near an infinite pool with an entourage of her own they were each about the same size
Hows tricks babe he had a bad habit of catching her
with a drink in her mouth she began to choke he quickly stepped around behind herrapped her on the
backtook her by the shoulders My
bad
clearing
her throat You’re bad? Yes you are. Time to
go?
It
is time to go
Sell
anything
I could have; but not any art.
Oh
baby its a wild world . .
. . Tough to get by
on a smile she smiled very big
Ready
I am.
Gentlemen were outa here
his entourage escorted them out
an Of course they did Don’t come
back! difficult
to parry witless repartee
before 0700, Twosday,
19 3. 19
1105, Thursday,
21 3. 19
Chicago Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQkGQHnwVjE
Cat Stevens Wild World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iC6K8fZDik
