a buddy hoped when he went to the
pharmacy for his second booster that a sweet young thing might hold his hand
If a sweet young thing showed Id
insist she hold me otherwise
Otherwise . .
he was always slow on the uptake hed give him a moment
Otherwise . .
he was killing him
OHotherwise, that's something else . . hurhur hur. he swung his arm in the air as if he was
slapping him on the back
We on the same page
Yes.
Same page. I don’t know how you go there.
Where else is there to go friend
A shot ana beer a tug ana shot goes
hand in handcock in hand maybe in
addition to the mask Ill have her wear a blindfold
A blindfold?
Never got a girl sitting on a bed
pull her sweater up but stop with it over her eyes kiss her fondle her
No never.
Tough Things go from there
Go from there?
End of conversation
can lead a
horse to water but ya cant make it drink
he sat down in a paleblue plastic
stackable chair beside an old man while he waited
he read The Soul of an Octopus as
he walked to pharmacy the attendant said
it be only a few minutes rather than
reading morehe still had the walk home he decided to relax take in the show the people in line to either
submit or pickup their medications the
line was longer than he imaginedlotsa people on drugs he was fortunatethanked his lucky stars he enjoyed
edibles an occasionally psilocybin shrooms for entertainment not
healthwas gonna ride that bus for as long as it rolled grateful every tenth
mile
he sat forwardelbows on his knees
looked down on the checkered linoleum floor
the old man very
groovy wore lightweight slip-on walking
Skechers matching socks sometimes he didnt
caredidnt separate socksjust tossed them in the dresser drawer the old man wore wellworn bluejeans faded to
old blueberries a gray hoodie sunglasses hung around his neckdangled from a
chain against his chest a blueplaid mask he was slender to birdskinny strike slender birdskinny a gray sweatstained ball cap topped off the sundae
he sat back
How are you this afternoon
the old man halfturnedlooked at
him suspiciously feral eyes prey fearful of being eaten
he didnt reply looked forward
again
a couple minutes later the old
man began bouncing his legs on the tips of his toes then elaborately he kicked a leg forwardtapped
his toes twice then repeated the movement with his other foot
he was completely entertained
the old man was oblivious
when the old man stopped his
performance he tried talking to him again
So – you have
restless legs or maybe once you were part of a chorus line
the old man halfturnedlooked at
him again
he didnt reply
the female attendant emerged through
a doorway Joe!
Excuse me he said to the old man
sitting down he said to the Asian
attendant as she prepared his shot and confirmed he was who he said birthdate
home address he was getting the second booster Moderna wha a pickup line
Happy Friday
Thank you.
Is this your Friday
she smiled big was more attractive for it I don’t know when my Friday is.
thats tough
he decided not to ask
the sweet young thing to hold his hand while she gave him the shot
1534, ReggaeFriday,
29 4. 22
1103, Saturday,
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