23.9.23


his brother handed him a plain brown paper lunchbag There you go.   From me to you.
his brother was funny

something inside it clinked

Shoud I guess wha it is

Do you want to guess?

I think I ought to

Are you going to shake it?

I am not 
         Cin used to shake her gifts  I threatened to wrap a bomb for her thadbe detonated by vigorous motion

Obviously you never did.

No
   Though Id always warn her say Russian roulette  Ya feelin lucky punk

Eastwood.

Dirty Harry

   So are you feeling lucky?

Stop Yare late to the game 

he didnt shake it felt its weight
                                  Ill guess
his brother wore his classic pokerface  he was sitting at his parents kitchen table smoking cigars sipping beers when they were in high school when he won a seventy dollar pot  Queen highcouldnt help himself had to show it off  nobody ever knew whawas in his hand  he made a great Marine while he was in

Guess away.

   Marbles You found my marbles

No pokerface it split with delighted laughterI did.     

opening the bag Yadid  different coloured catseyes

Vintage.
         Old like you.

Has to be Lost em a long time ago

Yahyadid; misplaced them. he nodded  Yadid.
                                                  hed always been unhappy with him that he lived out of statecross the country away  the rest of the familythe siblingsall nine remained in state within twenty minutes of each other  but he was the kid that his father introduced as This is my son, Joe, he isn’t going to live here when he grows up.
Couldnt renege on that welch on a promise wasnt what he was made of who he was

hed always been unhappy with him because he the oldestfelt he was obliged to stay home

that conversationwhenever he returned for a visit resurfaced the underlying glue of their relationship not that it was necessary they loved each other deeply their street fighting back-to-back was neighbourhood notorious win or lose  ugly fights


in addition to his missing marbles they were too late for him was a GINORMOUS AGES 6+ pink speckled egg HATCH’EMS Flamingos WATCH THEM GROW AGAIN & AGAIN!
                                                                I remembered correctly, you like flamingos.

he smiled I do Thank you yare very thoughtful  Comere they threw their arms around each other kissed hard separating  Yare an awfully good polack bro

As you, as you. I miss you, man.

I miss you too

   a little ache bittersweet stitched his heart  lifes choices

1018 ofcourse it was,  Saturday,  23  9. 23

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