Sto-lat

       his Polish heritage prefers it to where Polands gone since his grandparents crossed on steamers to the United States in the early 1900s

a song to celebrate birthdays wishing a hunred years of health and happiness 

That’s very cool, you’ve sung that to me since I've known you, though you've never said before what it means.

I only sing it to you on your birthday Happy birthday Whaelse woud I be wanting for you 

   I don’t know . . didn’t cross my mind until you explained

Howbout this 

               When was the last time you wished someone ill will 

In a song

Ill will?

Yahsure hexed them

Never.

Now thas an idea Grin be celebratory belt it out  I wish you ill will I wish you ill will day in an day out till the day you drop 

      Of course rendered in a Slavic languagecant be Frenchie or guttural German Mebbe Oriental Japanese Chinese Korean  Has to be translated be melodic enough so to pull it off with a smile on your face

That’s a little dark.

Oh come on  answer the question thas begged to be asked

Begged? What’s begging?

Is there someone you disliked enough to wish ill will 

                                                       An I mean truly   I havent 

Come on, you got plenty of political animus, how many times have I heard you go off during an interview on television or something you’re reading Eat shit or mutter fuck you.

I like mutter fuck youlike how you stumbled onto it  Id pluck an eye out of em before hexing someone Cant tell where witchy shit might come down Or the curve of space-time or the universe slings it back on you

Plucking an eye out wouldn’t come back on you.

Not ethereally unseen in the ether descending wrapping you suffocatingstrangling youya cant pull the hands from your throat or clear the thickening choking gauze mucus out of your throat

Jesus.

   Grimhuh

Yeah.

So as Ive said no I wouldnt wish ill will on anyone

                                                            You havent said

Well after your harangue, rant . . I wouldn’t even if it crossed my mind.

Yah Stick to good wishes an plucking out eyes  Im leaving em one Erasmus Proverb  From Adagia

Erasmus?

In regione caecorum rex est luscus  duhLatin

What?

Deduce

Deduce? Aw come on.

Ya realeyes thas the second time in this conversation yave said tha 

Pleease.

Donwanna deduce

I don’t. 

       Please.

Leave them with an eye  In regione caecorum rex est luscus  In  the country  of the blind one-eyed man is king 

How’d we get here? 

Sto-lat

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