Seems to mehe caught himself  what did it matter what it seemed to him  seeming belongs to everyone

no ones seem was more important than the next 

                                                         or that was how it seemed to him

yet there were those who insisted their seem was more important than anyone elsethey werent shy

their blatant insistence made it easymade it Obvious for him 

                                                              like plucking ripe red apples or cherries from their leafy darkgreen boughs bright spot by bright spot by bright spot

he walked up to them  smiled grasped them a quick twistplucked them leaving them without their stem without their umbilical cord – a delicatelydepressed innie bellybutton – no need for plastic surgery – at least not for that

                                                                                                              clenched firmly in his hand he inquiredsincerely Why ohwhy pleasetellmewhy your seem exceeds others  Please ohpuhlease

patronising 

            Ohyesindeed  Indeedydeedy do

                                                  patronisinglyprovocative 

Inquirying minds wanna know 

                                Lemme ask yadon get out of bed to one side or the otherhe always got out on the right side of the bed yadon put your pants on one leg at a time  levitate right whaelse donya do like every other Tom Dick or Harry MaryJane Sally or Sue  or Jill

Im curious

he held them by their ripered fruit

in his enthusiasm he had to remind himself not to pick them up sure their tether would rip free

a mightbit too provocative a weebit too intense  too brusque  Yes  but brusque was informative  informed them their seem was too unseemly 

           or at least he thought so

Youll have to excuse my inquisitiveness my budding curiosity 

Didyasay 

           I donwanna talk over ya Ifya did my apology I was entertaining an interior monologue that often intrudes – is often rude – Here Lemme let go of ya  Unrufflesoothe the creases Ive  Ive impressed on you 

brush 

brush

brush

      There

brushbrush 

      There you go 

brush    brush 

      Theyre coming out

brush  brushbrush 

      You were sayinI trust you were explaining  Continue

he thought they might be more congenial brushing them off  no harm no foul  treating them with a preference he was sure they felt entitled 

      usually  they had nothing to sayDespite the outrage simmering in their eyeson their faces

but their particular outrage didnt translatedidnt lead to action 

                                                                         Nahnahnah heyhey  goodbye  they usually had underlingsenablers wannabes who were supposed to handle himkeep him at arms length  do their dirty work

when someones doin dirty work for ya you know youve arrived   . . somewhere

                                                                                     they didnt care for face to face

they flinched

they were docile

Say  Whars that fightin spiritThat can-do attitudeThat never say dieThat Over my dead body

Seems to meI gotta stop that      

1638,  Monday,  9  9. 19

1419,  Reggae Friday,  7  5. 21

Steam  Na Na Na Na Hey Hey-ey Goodbye  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoyvvEWHodk  

James Gang  Walk Away  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo0vBdlWQs0

Equality Before the Law Nebraskas state motto equality before the lawhmm he had no knocksno qualms he had a better motto though

he turned to his buddy who was driving they were five hours into six to cross Nebraska on US 80 

                                                                                                       Ya know Nebraskas state motto

I don’t, but I do know Illinois’ state motto.

Ya do Marvel me I do toojust didnt think you did

he turned his headlooked incredulously at him for a moment then turned his head back to the road

Ya know man thats the most emphatic youve been this entire trip

Well, I can’t believe you think I wouldn’t know, like everyone knows it, you don’t even have to live in the state. 

You know? 

Yah  Uninspiring  So whaya got

in profile he looked beatific 

                             Land of Lincoln.

Land of Lincoln is Illinois slogan

Slogan? Your wrong.

Wrong that Land of Lincoln is a slogan or that its Illinois mot . .

. . I’d say on both accounts.

Buckup State Sovereignty National Union  Boring  Almost as boring as Equality Before the Law  Nebraskas

I think you’re wrong.

I wont ask you to trust me Yacan look it up on your smartphone when we make a bathroom stop  Soon please

You got to go again? he screwed up his face

Toldya the Chinese food didnt set right with me last night Greasy bowels No treat

Alright, alright, don’t need details.

Wouldntve gotten details if ya didnt get short about stopping

I’m just saying it didn’t bother me, I don’t have to stop.

I do  so if yadon wanna stop I can shit in your car

he screwed up his face again 

                                Can you hold it eight miles? 

I can  But not nine

 

sitting on the pot he could relate to Nebraskas Equality Before the Law Actually it made sense  he was visualizing an equals sign  =  then a second added to the first  ==  a third  ===  then ten  ========== 

                                                                                                  Makes sense he said out loud  his voice echoed in the stall  Thats how flat Nebraska is   Hmmhe then wondered  he wondered if he sang if his voice would sound as good in the handicapped stall as it sounds in the shower  Acoustics baby he said out loud again

 

by the time he was washing his hands he conceived of a new state motto  Not for Everyone 

                                                                                                 then he pulled back  that was a slogan not a motto  he wasnt going to share it with his buddy  itd be for his own edification

 

getting back into the car 

                          Thanks for stopping man  Feels like my guts are emptied

What’s with you and details? Stop it, would you?

Awright awright  thought if I shared youd be less perturbed or more excited were good to go for the rest of the trip

Thanks. So I looked it up. Land of Lincoln. In a sense I wasn’t wrong. 

                                                                          he was looking mighty superior

Lemme guess 

               In the sense that a slogan is a short pithy  a memorable phrase used in advertising  A motto slogan and motto lazily interchangeable  such that a motto is associated with a political party movement or other group  encapsulating beliefs or guiding ideals 

                                         Kinda like concluding a vow  I do 

Jesus, you take your cellphone into the bathroom with you?

Stop Ya know my cell is ten years old and not smart 

But you are.

Nahnot really I am vessel that houses useless information Why Im good at Trivial Pursuit I don have to pursue

Yeah. Okay. You want to listen to some music?

So yadon have to listen to me

That obvious?

Saturday evening,  7  9. 19

1051,  Reggae Friday,  7  5. 21

https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/nebraska-state-slogan-honestly-its-not-for-everyone