I thought you were going to make a note?

I did

Did?

     That was an elaborate conversation; when you said you needed to make a note and picked up your clipboard I thought you’d be at it five, ten minutes.

Nah All done  

How?

Had earlier notesyoull recall I punctuatedtied up parcelsbound them together  Gleaming my notes later Im fortunate Ill be able to refresh my memoryjump back in with both feet little sweat exertion or hubbub Ive captured the jist Later revisitingrevising itll roll onto me like a pleasant beach surf

But how so quickly?

Astricks or asterisks

Asterisks?

Actually no risk not for me

What are you talking about, I’m confused, you constantly confuse me.

An humour youya like my confusion 

                                       Not asterisks astricks  a-s-t-r-i-c-k-s   See

silently she mouthed the lettersspelling to herself 

                                                      I don’t see; that’s not how it's spelled.

How I spell it Youll remember me tellin ya I don misspell  if a words wrong Ive done it for a reason

You don’t misspell?

Was a proofreader worked two years for a paper Ya cant spell yaint keeping that job Therefore astricksmy little tricks

I bound earlier pieces with astricks

Let me see that, please. 

                       she spun the clipboard aggressively on the table so she could drop her eye on the script  it was scriptshe couldnt read his handwriting

Yasee  eyes go to astricks as easy as eyes go to nipples   Cant miss em

she put her hand to her blouse  it opened as she leaned forwardspinning the clipboard  

she halfsmiled mischieviously  

                               The way you think, man.

No thinkin  automatic 

1539,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  26  5. 21

0929,  Twosday,  1  6. 21

Pardon me he set his beer down  I hear you correctly

Did you hear me correctly? 

                            That’s a ridiculous question, you usually hear everything correctly, clearly, then you’re spooky, unrelenting, you reiterate, restate, reshape it; often makes me wonder why you didn’t go into Law.

Don like suits

             why would your marriage counselorcouples counselor say Yare not getting any younger  Thats a load of horseshit

It isn’t, it’s true, I’m not, you’re not getting any younger either; you’re one who says we’re dying after we’re born.

Yes on more than one occasion 

                                  However not getting any younger is a manipulationparticularly particularly out of the mouth of a psychologist  a blatant manipulation

No, she’s not the only person who has said it to me; my family, friends, they’ve all said likewise.

Why he took a sip of his beer  Have you given it any thought why

Why? Why?

             Because it’s true, I’m not getting any younger.

Anwha does that mean to youdon reiterate it again please Whadoes that mean to you

she hadnt picked up her beer since setting it down when he went after her words  I should let go of what’s happened, what’s behind me, move forward.

Lifes happened behind you itll happen ahead of you They mean more than life don they

What do you mean?

Awcome on baby donbe coy Wha do they mean

I suppo . .

. . Don suppose wha they meanya know wha they mean

You’re being curt.

I am Since Ive known you youve needed smellingsalts cold water dumped over your head to rouse you Answer the question 

          Wha do they mean 

Yare not going to say

What do they mean to you?

Please donthey don mean a damn thing to me 

Don’t be cruel. she fingered her sweating glass of beer

Im not Im cynicalparticularly regarding people who know they have your attentioncan influence youbelieve all they have to do is give you permission an youll follow their advise Because you have in the past

Doggedly 

Yadon need anyones permission let alone telling you your mind

They meananswering your question  Pursue another relationship yare divorced

Because they need a relationship you need one too Thats not necessarily true If a relationship presentsby all means but to hustle one upyou hustled one up it ended in divorce

Their advise is horseshit they cant make themselves happy You make yourself happy first an then hopefully youll meet someone whos happy an youll share happiness

still fingering her beer  That’s sounds sensible; but in the meantime I’m alone.

Where did ya get that

Alone?

Alone

I am alone.

Yare by yourself 

                  A different question  Are you lonely 

I am lonely.

So you believe being with someone will  solve   your loneliness It isnt a problem

You’re an exception.

I shouldnt be

                Your couples counselor irritates me teeing you up for return business If couples arent in distress she aint making money                                                                                          

midafternoon,  SunnyDay,  30  5. 21

1152,  Monday,  31  5. 21

Emancipator  Vines  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lncgd7kLiM