he caught his face twiststare off a moment slowly begin untwist 

                                                                    You okay, man?

Huh

   I asked if you’re okay.

Ah yah  Okay   Yes thank you   

What you thinking?

Crazy Had an old song run across my mind    I havent thought of it in years

One I’d know?

Oh no doubt Title an group 

                             Queer  Outa nowhere it came on me  Suppose one cant ever tell when something will surface  How they catchaffect them

   Queer?  Not your usual parlance.

No  Not really 

               But accurate

How so? he saw his countenance had relaxed If you don’t mind.

   No  I don mind   Renee a mild stirring began anew 

The song? 

A girl 

       Rather a young woman he sighed  Four Tops  Walk Away Renee 

Oh yes I know it . a great song.

Is a great song 

               Was a great song for her  Had a real thing for her    Real thing before the real thing

Renee A vivacious redhead Im not keen on gingers  Most the troublethe nonsense we got into was her doing But she was outrageous  A gas a riot loved how her mind worked   

I was all in 

And?

As the song goes

                   Your name and mine inside a heart upon a wall I was ridiculous

Awwhell  I was in love

First time?

First time beyond puppy love crushes   Remember

I do I do, although I can’t say I tied many songs to particular girlfriends, the time certainly . . but not to a particular girl.

Thas too bad

Too bad? 

          You’ll excuse me, by your expressions . . maybe not so bad.

Its not so bad Renee and Walk Away Renee are entwined  No sooner had Renee broke upHA we didnt breakup we werent an item  we were hanging  hanging out together a lot  A lot  

                                                                          But no sooner than we went our separate ways walking down the street  from out of a house out of an upstairs bedroom window I heard Walk Away Renee  Like it an she were haunting me

What happened? How did things go south?

HA My compass was askew Nothing went south All in my head   Renee had affection for me truly  She cared for me

She liked girls more 

Queer.

   Apropos    

2100,  Twosday,  17  1. 23

1154,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  18  1. 23

Four Tops  Walk Away Renee  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu5ynjOlnOg