he watched his catshe was
watching through the window at a screen where he covered a hole she made in it with
transparent packing tape
the screen was cheapmade from
plastic its cheapness irritated him reminded him of planned obsolescence a market
scheme
when people talk about living forever he reminds them of planned obsolescence We have Best By dates Expiration dates No immortality for you
he didnt mix well
he was a big fat drop
of black heavy oil in their water the quiet pristine water they imagine they were immersed in
she had picked at the packing
tape and worked some edges free but it clung stubbornly
hed shut the window because she wouldnt
let it be
he opened it only when he was in
the room
the screens
guardian
he loved having all the windows
open fresh air streaming through the screens throughout the house
so much for love
The windows closed he told to her
she kept watching the edges flutter like they were insects hummingbirds dried leaves a squirrel racing across the top of a wood fence
she
was intrigued
The windows closed he said
again he saw muscular tremors in her
hips precipitating launch
Yare in for a surprise Shy who had been shy as a kittenhiding
behind her brother and sister but as a twoyear old was anything but
a tremor a shiver
a shift sashay OhChrist she gonna launch
he thought Gonna learn the hard way
he rocked back on his heelshe was
a big believer in learning the hard way
when people argued about using the stick or a carrot hed query What carrot
sashaying definite
ready ready ready this was as exciting as the Apollo Eagle launch
as she leapt he said outloud An there she goes
she clung to the glass by her claws
asif it were the screen beyond
she seemed amused
she leapt down
walked past him out of the room
Whadafuck
he might suppose seeing was
believing
he might keep that to himself
1300, Day-between-Two-Ts, 25 8.
21
1127, Thursday,
30 9. 21
Ted Nugent Cat Scratch Fever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47floRRAFs
