back to back restless nights restless dreams

                                                       Eileen  a piece of work

worked at the Recycle Center

was hired a yearyear  abit better than a year ago

                                                      looked overqualified for the job

if looks had anything to do with it

he understood she was crackerjack at the books numbers easy to her

they were with him too

it became a game they played who could compute the numbers correctly quicker in their heads

on any given day except today a coinflip since realising their mutual petpeeve

                                                                                 itd become a nifty competition

Look what the cat dragged in.

he looked quickly over his shouderbehind him

                                                 turning back he smiled Me  You talkin to me

You’re the only one here.

Are you  arya talkin to me

they thought they were pretty funny

she clobbered him

Ya crushed me

Did. Though when I said look at what the cat dragged in I meant it. You look beat.

Im exhausted

               Dreams have been unrelentingeach an every damn one wants a piece of me Whadaya think of tha  they shake me up so I wake turn on the lamp write em down an as I do I say out loud See  Yasee wha Im doin okay  Now gimme some time lemme dig in an Ill get back to ya let ya know wha I think

Curious. You think they’re listeningthey can hear you?

Fingers crossed  Though tryin to reenter roll back to sleep theyre leaning backs against the wallarms crossedheel up on it expectant asif by writin em down Ive handled their asks

                                                               Tell em again Ive written em down Ill get back to ya

Anyway I lay there eyes closed watch palegray ghost sheens bubbleup float through the black Theyre entertaining for a while then they cease I look around Pitch black But I wont open my eyes  Its exhausting

You fall back to sleep?

   Eventually

Eileen looked bemused

Whas up

she cleared her throat

                         Know what I do?

When you cant fall asleep

Yeah.

No  Wha

she gave a quicklaugh shook her head she couldnt toss her dimples smiled

                                                                                Iah masturbate.

he barked a laugh though he hadnt dimples 

                                                  So do I he nodded So do I   Eventually I fall asleep

We ought to get together kiddin her     

turning to the counter she picked up a business card wrote on it handed it to him

he looked at itat her

                      backing away the card between two finger he tipped it to his forehead a salute   Ill call ya

See that you do.

b4 6,  2sday,  17  10. 23

1045,  2sday

Lee Morgan  Since I Fell for You  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-0i-ianljw

Brad Mehldau Trio  Since I Fell for You  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RShj9RTSYMA