she cracked the top his hourglass he corrected her when she absently called it that  My urglass I have an urglass before turning it for him the crack was larger than she meant

                                      but she couldnt take it back

Wait wait he had saidhe trusted her wait for every last grain to fall before turning it I want every secondevery second Im due  I have 

it wasnt greed she knew that 

                               he was trying to live fully for those he loved who he believed died too soon  it was rendering himkilling him

she decided to help

hed been running on fumes for years and the exhaustion was taking its toll

                                                                               he wasnt the vivacious man he once was

Stop complainin he said No one is Im getting older  We either get older or we die 

he used to say she reminded him We either get older or we dont

Semantics he protested  Semantics 

                                             even his maddening penchant to arguehis scathing eye for detail were less vituperative less frequent

 

she could help

she did

        he heard herheard the sliver of glass fall a peal of a thin bell a squeak of a hummingbird Whadidya do my love

Whadidya do

I want to help you, my love 

                           she began to weep

he sighed 

         then he consoled her

0017,  Monday,  18  1. 21

1435,  Monday,  18  1. 21

Pharoah Sanders  Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBot2UwLET8