he didnt know when the day began but after leaving the house the cats  walking reading meeting an old friend for coffee  they had edibles not an hour an a half later hed be three deep in It goes without saying3 deep

                                                                                                             he couldnt remember any other day where it occurred to him more than once now3deep he was up to his ass in it

his friend began a story he recognised

he found it curious that with every telling of itsince the first time how his friend didnt recognise or realise they were walking a wellworn path

as it happened he looked up at the round market neonlit clockface it had hands  probably why he liked having coffee in this small mart 

                it was 3:38 

Its threethiryeight 

                   he took a paper napkin from an mattblack metal dispenser and wrote 3:38 

                                                                                                  Thats a beautiful roundlooking number time isnt it

It is. Do you remember why I might like it?

he knew now4deep  he wasnt going to say he tried to muster a longdead fish vacancy in his eyes No Rooms Available

You remember why?

                      he wasnt having it the blank stare didnt discourage him Hell  he had just remarkedlaboured not ten minutes earlier about 3

                              You remember?

he nodded

Why?

he still didnt say anything he extended his armhis hand towards him gesturing Take it away.

Why?

they were both old enough to remember vinylremember what a broken record sounded like

he offered his other hand palm up

Why?

Christ  The number eight 

What about it?

Ya like it knocked off it pins lying on its side Lemniscate Infinite Over the Magicians head Strengths head fashionedjuggled between the Perpetual Pilgrims hands

In the tarot deck

No, not this time.

Bullshit 

          Every time

No. I was thinking two cubed.

You werent

             Ya bought enough time between your whys to catch yourself repeating your story

You don’t know that.

I do I absolutely know that You don swap horsesparticularly you  midstream

No.

    It’s what I was thinking.

Suit yourself

              For me Id love to see 338 emblazoned on a tight tshirt across a chicks chest Anif she was a 38doubledDduhduhduh excuse my stutter an spittle doubleD cup all the better

Sexist.

No Imaginative Appreciative   Freaking grateful

                                                     So save me the two times two times two Ya like 8 tipped on its side

turns out before they went their separate ways It goes without saying revealed itself twice more 6 times in a day Thursday April 21  a truly a memorable day 

                                                     or mebbe the edibles they ate uptitrated his languishinghigh from 4/20

what did he know

                    whad he know aside from the recurring ad nauseamy lemniscate story and an attempted coverup

 finis Latin  not French fin  334preferred,  ReggaeFriday,  22  4. 22