Jello NO
asshole its spelled Jell-O he
didnt remember that he couldnt remember if he had a favourite Jell-O
he couldnt remember the last time
he had Jell-O
as a boy they had it for dessert a dollop of Cool Whip on top
he probably had frozen Cool Whip more recently than he had Jell-O
gelatin
his mother probably served it a couplethree
times a week because it was flavourful but also a good source of protein
not that the organ meats they ate didnt provide protein and more
he remembered going to grade school
and sharing that he had liver the night before
most of the kids tried to
belittle him saying how awful it was that his parents fed him organs
he corrected them Not awful Offal
they didnt get it
some boys who were bigger than
him took except
thats what bullies do
to compensate for his size and
strength he fought dirty a handful of dirt in the face bends the arc
towards equality
he wished he had asymmetric warfare
in his pocket for the teachers and principal Vietnam wasnt yet in full swing
other times he realised bigger kids were oafs slow didnt know how to move box
boxing was a family trait they had a few Golden Glove boxers among them
who loved nothing more than share their passion and skills their type of bullying
but with anythingif youre smart you learn from your mistakes
he
learned he was a quick study particularly when learning meant you didnt have
to get your ears knocked off or had to get up off the flooroff your back
some of his cousins didnt care
for it
he dug it
it might have suggested a kind
of inherent masochism maybe
but possibly it crowded
out what could have been sadist tendencies
he was the kid prone to
jumping into the mix to stop many boys from beating up one boy
bullies are boosted when
theyre in numbers
it was nice to catch a
couplesometimes three who never saw it comingwho were so secure in their
numbers that they felt they didnt have to watch their backs
YOU ALWAYS HAD TO WATCH YOUR BACK
his life depended on him he had to stand up for
himself
if he caught a break if someone did side with him BONUS but he didnt expect bonuses so
when they truly happened they were appreciated all the more
Jell-O
it was innarestin it passed through
his head and reminded him of so much more than Jell-O
2039, Twosday,
12 5. 20
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or 250, Monday, 20 7.
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