fortunately he was walking not driving

he excused himself waved off attempts to keep him in the house went out to stretch his legs escape the thick doldrums bent to concentrate and share with him 

possibly  a communicable disease 

                                      Misery loves company More the merrier 

a niggling 

          You have to be thaway  Whaway  Facetious   I have to be something

something somewhere else 

he couldnt say how it attracted his attention but the billboard did

hed heard of them 

                    hadnt been confronted before

it had a pliable face

                     like a childs  unlined unperturbed

one could mistake its countenance as innocent 

reading him it conformed to his irritation 

                                           it said You think they don’t know what they’re talking about. 

it projected people milling about a political rally candidates name on homemade signs hefted in compliant hands printed on banners tshirts caps behind the lectern flags like tailored suits were sharply arranged  See? As homemade as Mom and apple pie.

he wasnt playingdropped his eyes

Oh come now don’t be like that, there’s plenty more where that came from.

facial identification

retinal scan

IDd 

computer algorithm informants

Stop. Don’t walk away from me.

IT must have convinced itself it was on par with him

Don’t you dare walk away from me. 

                                     ME  reminded him of manipulative girlfriend who gave great head but unfortunately had nothing else going for her 

he kept walkin

DON’T WALK AWAY FROM ME. 

   threatened by a billboard 

                              he chuckledmused  Thas a first 

0853,  Thursday,  29  6. 23

1032,  2sday – 4th of July,  2023