out the corner of his eye things were fuckedupwere  cruelly elasticmorphing

   he caught a glance of a wroughtiron handrail feign to lurch across the concrete stepswhip at his legs  

                                                                                                             stoppingglaring it acted like whas your problem old man 

the tree beyond it smiled and bowed

a bush at its feet snickered then crawled off snatchingup paper waste and dull pillbugs

he shook his headshook it off 

                               blinked like a madmanclearing his eyes

slapped the railing

                    stout

eyed the tree

               it hadnt a waist 

the bush 

          festooned with candywrappers papercrap was rooted

at the foot of the steps he crossed to the other side of the street went back to his reading 

   someone on a bicycleON the fucking sidewalk tossed its shadow into his legs 

                                                                                    he almost trippedtumbled

rearingup he spuncrying Motherfucker whas the idea

the rider had disappeared around the street corner 

                                                        if they had even been 

seems people and things just coudnt let him be as he walked and read 

How do you do that?

Practise Lotsa practise

                            now he had to practise dodging cruel phantoms and falling leaf shadows

1330,  Twosday,  21  2. 23

1242,  Thursday,  23  2. 23

Santana (Everlast)  Put Your Lights On  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCBS5EtszYI

Yasay cocaine

I say heroin

Yasay fentanyl

I say xylazine (tranq – though terribly tempted to write xyzlazine – but also terribly not the end-of-the-line for users)

hopefully test strips keep them alive   To keep using?   Usings better than DEAD 

Yasay cocaine

I say heroin

Yasay fentanyl

I say xylazine

   too bad whacant be said  Lets call the whole thing off

                                                 NO  people love to be altered

hardwired in our DNA

1132,  Thursday,  23  2. 23

https://hip.phila.gov/document/3154/PDPH-HAN_Update_13_Xylazine_12.08.2022.pdf/?utm_campaign=wp_the_daily_202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_daily202

One More Cup of Coffee  Dylan  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95cufW4h-gA

& by the White Stripes  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZfVbvSVUbw

 

   screwy

his blog listsarchives his pieces by the first letter

sometimes it looks like code

A 

H

Y 

C

R

P 

   this string suggested apocryphal though not being a Biblebeast he wasnt impressed rather he thought  any crap

a week later

I

F

T

A

H

Y

   if I have tha Wha   infantile anarchy

A

H

Y

   shows up in both achy  apathy  hymnal not a Biblebeast 

thas the nice thingbout words theyre elastic coud play with them they were suggestive how they aligned their misspeellings provocative 

                            be wha they may 

he played with them like a kid in a sandbox each grain a letter a syllable ineffable  elusive thensuddenly a fixture 

a junkies fix

             his fix 

                     affixed afflicted 

                                      when not a damn thing was wrong 

   screwy  codex codices goddesses  woudnt follow no god

0855, Day-between-Two-Ts & 0824, Thursday,  22 & 23  2. 23

1059,  Thursday

Zero 7  All of Us  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yy1rk0zUu0

Come on, dance with me.

Aw babe ya know Im not a big on dancing though I love watching you dance

I love you love watching me, but I’d rather have you hold me, rather listen to your voice than have to walk away from someone trying to hit on me.

Hit on you

   Yes. Sure. They know you’re here but figure sidelined you’ve disappointed me, think they have a shot, an opportunity. But as you’ve said, guy’s are pigs.

All men are pigs . .

. . Of varying degrees.

he smiledquickly Yes varying degrees   You listen

I do, you’re a good teacher. I’m learning.  Sometimes I marvel understanding how much you’ve empowered me.

I havent babe Thas all youpercolating bubbling inside you 

                                                             I gave you a little pushlittle shot of confidence  Yare steeped in it just needed to see

Consider I simply basted you in your own juices 

   You do baste me.

Hey watch tha mouth he teased 

                                   Comere and kiss me with thathing

she giggled approaching himthrew her arms around him he her  they shared a huge deep kissclenching hug

I love how you kiss me

Come out onto the dance floor please, I'll kiss you there too, we’ll show everyone. The pigs can keep to their sties.

May not know wha a sty is

she chuckled

                  Please, baby?

Awgirl I have two left feet 

That the reason why you can’t skate?

Wha

Ice skate, why you can’t?

   I don  know  Ive never thought of it that way  Believed weak ankles

I believe it’s weak ankles.

Why

Two left feet suggest poor coordination 

                                         Anyou’re anything but uncoordinated. she smiled it teased 

Im definitely coordinated 

Yes. 

     It takes real coordination to unhook my bras onehanded.           

he laughed 

            Surprised me  Was a challenge trussed up as you are although  I was incentivised 

You carry them well

Thank you.

             Can I incentivise you to dance?

he gulped audibly

                    I wont embarrass you left feet an all 

No. 

    I’ll teach you we'll take it slow . . like we do when we make love.

0940,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  22  2. 23

0932,  Thursday,  23  2. 23

Zeppelin  Dancin Days  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpNy6z5sz1M