Senator Josh Hawley

sitting in the gallery

painting his toenails

posing for reporters

a disinterested juror in Drumpfs impeachment

2333,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  10  2. 21

 

10:01

bookends  he gathered

however 10:01 was 2201 hours in his book

                                                                                     also in one of his two daughters books

she would read the time but disregard the AM or PM that followed it  her late arrivals became family lore and loving teases

        she never found it funny she found it hard to laugh at herself

took after her mother

                       he her father couldnt stop laughing at himself

                                                                         an acquired taste  acquired because his mother suggested when he was young that he learn to laugh at himself 

wisely she suggested he learn if for nothing more than the purpose of disarming the boys who were older and bigger than him  who taunted him sadistically  so when he stood up for himselfas they knew he would  they could knock the hell out of him

They’re your fights, I can’t stop you . . but if you can disarm them for the time being, if you can put them off, later, you can bring the fight to them.

she kissed the top of his head

it probably was the only place that didnt hurt

she had reached out to her sister

 

her son Jimmy was a Golden Gloves boxer

                                             Jimmy didnt mind knocking him around the basement as he taught him how to box

       at least until he began blocking punches parryingcountering blows landing punches delivering combinations really pissing him off

when he pissed his cousin off who was three years older than he  it was timeDING 

he heard it they didnt  three minute rounds began

he rapped them with opening combinations

they went to grapple

dont bring wrestling to a fistfight

his reputation began to precede him

the older bigger boys began leaving him alone

it was hard to explain how a punk rocked themhow they couldnt stand up to him

soon he didnt have to laugh at himself

he didnt have to disarm anyone

Jimmy wanted to set up money matches

he fought seveneight times

it wasnt why he learned to defend himself

hed miss the money

but it wasnt why he learned to defend himself 

bookends 

           all the books inbetween

 

2201,  Twosday,  9   2. 21

1917,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  10  2. 21