thought occurred to himhes usually besetbesiegedbarraged with thoughts a regular fuckin wellspring

cats on the bed began shifting around when bomber a big marmalade male entered  hed become the harbinger of BREAKFAST Get your ass out of bed its time to eat

                                                         their abrupt stirring disturbed his sleep Rise and shine dimwit

Whoya callin a dimwit

Look who responded

                            it was a good argument

as the cats leapt down off the bed followed bomber down the hall rubbing sleep from his eyes he thought

                                                                                                                           Have you recognised that as firstborn  two years you were an only child  without a sibling

                                                                               then damn broke loose

eventually in yearly succession  he became the eldest of eight

                                                                   they didnt have television

Your brothers and sisters had a sibling siblings

Interesting

           not interestinghe disliked interesting  it was vague ambivalent noncommittal like the echo of the word growing fainter and fainter

Will you marry me?

   Interesting.

his thought was fortified as he made the bed that perhaps that was why he had no problems being alone a one-year old two-year old wasnt hangin out on streetcorners with buddies

                                                                  yet

his sibling cravedneeded companionship

they even stayed in lousy marriages

hed have to pass the thought around and see what a jury had to say

though first hed have to find firstborns to see if he was a one-off or if aloneness didnt affect them either

its a thought

an idea

he asked around at work office provided him access to thirtyone people a fair sampling

there were three firstborns but they were an only child  they couldnt stand being alone

the others had siblings

                        they couldnt stand being alone

he had his work cutout him

thought itd be easier

now hed have to make like a petition-taker outside a market

                                                                Excuse me excuse me (if he offered em a buck likelier theyd stop an answer three questions: were they firstborn did they have siblings do you need companions so youre not lonesome)

no takers

            Dammit

should have stopped at the bank for singles

   couldnt say he feltfreaking nanorarely   he couldnt say he felt lonely

he was thoroughly entertained      

0820,  Reggaefriday,  15  12. 23

1017,  Reggaefriday,  15  12. 23

The Big Bopper  Chantilly Lace  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGXFVOc5I8Q

Elvis Presley  Are You Lonesome Tonight  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XVdtX7uSnk