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

Awh, baby, you couldn’t paint a prettier picture of us? I mean, most people are going to miss what you’re implying.

I could give a flying fuck wha those bozos think I only care about you and mewha we mean to each other Everyone else is outside lookin inan they dont know wha theyre lookin at

Theyre unwilling  to take the time to see

Which is awright

Our relationship is ours 

But lichen, baby, lichen, really? Not so attractive. People might think our relationship is dull, or rather unattractive, lichen isn’t overtly attrac . .

. . Its starkly beautiful

You think . .

. . I think

I think lichen is fascinating.

I think were fascinating

                           he fixed her in his eyes

                                               

You amaze me; you’re an amazing man.

Thank you. 


I think as we gaze at each other we might very well be gazing into a mirror Were fortunate  We are wonderful complements complements that have always fascinated me tossed me end over end

Besides baby Id counter any detraction by reminding them Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Thank you. Thank you for always standing up for us; for me.

Not necessary babe The reality is our relationship might burn other peoples houses down They havent a clue about us an I aint one to say

I love you, love you very much.

I love you buckwheat

Besides  If push were to come to shove Id shove Galeano Voices of Time down their throats

Ha. You’re too swee . .

. . You know Im not

You say you’re not, but you’re the sweetest man I’ve ever known.

Take a compliment Joe Thank you

Which quote, love?

Two actually

              Witnesses  Before there was a before, when the world was barely a baby, without color or sound . . can you imagine . . there was blue algae streaming oxygen, they gave color to the sea and the sky. Then one fine day, a day that lasted millions of years, some blue algae decided to turn green. And bit by tiny bit the green algae begat lichen, mushrooms, mold, medusas, and all the color and sound that came later, as we did, to unsettle the sea and the land.

Then Greenies  . . the lichen is born of the sea, made meadows. They invaded the kingdom of stone, conquered it, turned it green . . . lichens live where no one lives: on the frozen steppe, in the burning desert, on the peaks of the highest mountains.

That's beautiful, babe.

Yes  Like you   Galeano wrote beautifully truthfully  

We as lichen live together where others might believe is undesirable where things are too scarcetoo sparse an because we feed support nurture each other we are indomitable

Would you like to suggest an alternative

I couldn’tcan’t.

We are before time

We will be after time

We are daunting

I dont care a gawddamn what others think

0924,  Twosday,  1  10. 19

1530,  Reggae Friday,  11  10. 19

The McCoys  Hang On Sloopy  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUZzB8_XHM

The Nobel Peace Prize

it is known he wants it badlyhe thinks he deserved it for talking with North Korea

but compare and contrast

this years Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/11/769191358/nobel-peace-prize-goes-to-ethiopias-prime-minister?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20191011&utm_campaign=breaking-news&utm_id=28916831&orgid=

and Drumpf  ahPresident Donald J. Trump

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767904589/shocking-trump-is-criticized-for-pulling-troops-from-syrian-border

itd be a cold crusty day in Hell

1152,  Saturday,  12  10. 19

Cat Stevens  Peace Train  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjUyM_xd6IA