they didntwhoever they were didnt have to bait him

                                                       didnt have to tempt him   tempt him to turn a blind eye 

thats why he had eyes 

                           two  fuckin   eyes

they planted succulents in a red True Temper wheelbarrow

don put pies on a windowsill to cool

                                     think he couldnt smellcouldnt see how wonderful they were

Mrs Garzino wasnt second to a single aspiringmother in the neighbourhood he watched his mother elbow to elbow with her learning how to make a lemon meringue pie for his birthday cake

it wasnt until they moved from the old neighbourhood that he had a pie his mother made all by herself he wasnt surecouldnt say that any of his pies werent Mrs Garzinos

she crushed it

he hadnt had another lemon meringue that bested hers until his girlfriend set her mind to it

she crushed it 

               and it was with notable pride that he told her hallie had which did not endear hallie to her  that wasnt his intent a no-brainer   he told her Im just telling you the truth  Never thought Id ever tell you that  I was amazed

lotsa women had tried and were found wanting

not that he didnt appreciate their efforts

the succulents in the wheelbarrow

the tire wasnt flat

like Mrs Garzinos pie on the windowsill

                                          they went with him in broad daylight

they went with him

which is different than taking them

   anyone could see that

1346,  Saturday,  20  5. 23

1202,  Thursday,  19  10. 23

Oh The Larceny  Man on a Mission  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OckkpXgYpvc