19.11.21


he had many mugs threeshelves full in an overhead cupboard

one his girlfriendlater wife gave him an outlandishmoustachioed face it was her mug
                                                                                         You appreciate it more than me. he was genuinely touched

one his daughter gave him a buffalo etched in its clay and facing left
                                                                         I know how you prefer the buffalo faces left she was so freaking observant  he was genuinely touched 

should anyoneafter he was gone aside from his daughters see them or the others each having their own story  they would have no ideano imagination  probably wouldnt give a moments noticetry to imagine what the simple pottery meant to him  he had thoroughly enjoyed them now fifty years  thirty years
pottery doesnt betray it age
                            anif they could speak  as with women  itd be rude to ask their age ask if they had secrets to share
       for they overheard frank conversations while dinners were being prepared mixed drinks made wine decantedhad witnessed frenetic sex begun under the guise of doing dishes together witnessed maulings on the counters before them taken from behind or blatantly fucking on the kitchen table
                                                               it would be rude to ask
so many mugs
              so many coffees teas hot chocolates hot toddies  so many lips pressed to them so many words spoke over them
so much life



Do you mind? she asked

Wha

Do you mind if I ask what you wished for when you blew out the birthday candles on your lemon meringue pie?

Wha I wish for every year

Every year?   It doesn’t change?

Hasnt changed since I first conceived of itmy nineteenth birthday living then on my own nearly a year

Unchanged?

The same every year


Do you mind?

Nah  Im not superstitious
                           I wish that when I die my mugs disintegrate turn to dust blown awayasunder by an idiot wind  After Im dead they wont be appreciated        
0012,  ReggaeFriday,  19  11. 21
1700,  ReggaeFriday,  19  11. 21

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