shooting from the hip
he loved
it
loved
waking every morningmake
his absolutions then
without any idea what might be waiting at the keyboardthe begging electric white
paper proceed
his daily processionroutine was
rarely disrupted 72 consecutive days last
count they were preceded by seven days
of travel for his fathers birthdaywouldntve missed it for the world not the world
as a child his father introduced him This is my son Joseph, when he grows up he
won’t live here.
he was true to their words although
it took him two years longer than he wantedchewed at the bitpulled restlessly in the harness 20years old not 18
Yeah, living in a meat cooler
will do that.
Wha
Stop, you heard I don’t have to
repeat myself.
No
You relish going against the
grain, you’re downright obnoxious sometimes, purposefully being contrary for
the sake of being contrary.
A contrarian
Yeah.
I disagree I keep to my moral convictions I was raisedif not religiously but religiously steadfast taught to adhere
honour do right by myself Damn wha others think
And of concessions, compromises,
that fairminded people concede?
Cant Coudnt
Not if they detractdiminish
me
But when you come to a crossroad
. .
. . Devils crossroad
No. Of course not.
I sidestep crossroads Suffer no Clarksdale Mississippi old US highway 61 old US 49 coordinates latitude longitude 34degrees11minutes41seconds North 90degrees33minutes50seconds West
I run thoroughfares full speed ahead HAdamn the torpedoes Admiral Farragut You should
understand he didnt have a choice either
Living in a meat cooler isnt a
choice Weather dictates I
don pay attention to forecasts because weather is weather is weather
You have yet to accuse me
of living on a hot skillet
No, I haven’t, but next
summer I will if I can cop it off you.
Knock yourself out
Please
1247, Reggaefriday,
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