she asked Was that necessary?  

he saw she was slightly ruffled

Necessary he said is subjective

                                  No   It wasnt necessary but it needed to be said

Why did you have to say it?

   Were you going to

No. No I wasn’t going to say.

There you have it

                   You are the only other person in the room I woud have trusted to say an franklyas you know  you woudve said it better than me  More artful   More  compassionate

Less direct. she gave him a hard eye

he smiled she constantly amusedpleased him  Direct 

                                                         Yes 

a smallsmile crept onto her face So direct for as long as I’ve known you so offputting, even when you know betterknow when to take the foot off the pedal or handle someone with kid gloves.

Ah  Kid gloves Tossed those away long ago

                                                Saves time when saying wha needs to be said

Tear off the band-aid my mother would say. Still. She was unlike you.

Yes

     How you can gently peel it away behooves me

There are benefits.

I understand Though none Id prefer which is why Im abrupt

                                                                  Accurate 

I really wasnt tha offensive

   Not really no. Your timing . . . it was probably too soon.

Too soon he nodded his headhe agreed

                                           Though a good chance well not see each other again

she nodded her headshe agreed No. Those are very slim to none.

Which is why I said

                         wistfully There is never a good time

No. Unfortunately not.

he said  We don remember our birth an we wont remember our death

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0939,  Reggaefriday,  10  11. 23