he bought her Trolli gummi octopus though in his note wrote I know youll love these gummy octopussies 

                                                                                                             he dug them because she did but also because they were as close to a tasty coloured psychedelic trip he could find they begged Peter Max posters begged Robert Crumb his worntattered tie-dyed Keep On Truckin’ tshirt

because she was his wannabefreak daughter

she called 

missed him

left a message on the machine

spokechewed with her mouth opensmacked her lips Can you hear me chewing the gummi octopus you sent? You totally stoked me. And I love the note you included.

   stoked her 

still on the machine all these years later

he held onto her any way he could  

2254,  Saturday,  18  2. 23

1017,  Sunday,  19  2. 23

Rod Stewart  Reason to Believe  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJylcQ7CGfI