guy was always dropping something
on him
Howbout ya just call me Joe
Common Joe? You don’t fit the bill.
I do You think Im uncommon which is what seems to
fuel your want to put a label on me
Trust me Joes plenty
It’s not, particular not according
to how I know you . . you’re not in the cheap seats.
Whasthamean
When I talk about you with other
people . .
.
. Which you can stop doing he rolledshrugged his shoulders
asif adjusting a sudden uncomfortable weight Theres no reason I can think of people who
are strangers to me tha you would talk to about me
How about . . it’s kind of like I’m
pinching myself.
I don know
anybody like you. Confirmation.
Comon not one of us is like another
I agree I agree . . however you
are completely unlike anybody else. In a class, a species unto yourself.
You trying to get into my
pants
Please. Can’t you be serious?
You must recognise
you’r . .
.
. Odd
Odd.
That don’t describe what you are.
fivesix weeks earlier he called him Sigma
a friend who was visitingthey
were going wine-tasting overheard and barked Smegma!
NO Clean your ears out
Sigma Greek Yare his frat brother
Ah, yeah, I know it, but
what does he mean by it, in what context is he using it?
Sigma male is outside the
hierarchy that Alpha rides atop Its apex Probably better understood as lone wolf Thamake sense
You’re sure he didn’t say smegma?
Sure
He woudnt want his head knocked cleanoff
his shoulders
You wouldn’t.
He would. He doesn’t take shit
from anyone, not friend or foe.
a week ago guy proudly dropped his
new appellation
Woudya quit with the words the
descriptors
Joe
Hear me out.
Donsay hear me out yare going to say
I am.
standing before him he brought
his hands up to shoulder height palms inward wagged them welcomed him in Awright
Lemme hear it
he cleared his throat
I may mispronounce it, but maybe you’ll recognise
it.
Mebbe
I like words as you but I don ferret
them out like you Im happy with Joe
Stop with Joe already. Here I go.
Cacoethes . .
. . Canya spell it
Let me look it up on my phone.
Your
everpresent unturnedoff iPhone
Neverdo, I’m struck how you
rarely have your cellphone on you. Where’s it now?
At home
frat brother visiting again interjected Your phone’s at
homewhy's it at home?
Its my house phone.
he turned to his fraternal
eternal brother It’s his house phone . .
what the hell's that?
I told you . .
.
. Excuse gentlemen Coudya spell it
Yes. Yes.
he fidgeted with his phone
Sounds similar to cacophony same root
Caco-
I believe. Here. The spelling is C A C O E T H E S. Cac-o-e-thes . . the pronounciation.
Cac-o-e-thes Doesnt sound good Sound worse that sigma . .
. . Smegma!
Frat bro Wanna shut it
Unattractive visuals
Which means wha
I’m not done, you’ll relate to it
better if you let me get it out.
Get it out
Cacoethes Means an uncontrollable urge, desire,
especially something harmful, mania, cacoethes for smoking. However what I mean for you is cacoethes . . scribendi.
Lemme guess
If you must.
Mania for writing
Yes, but also writing as an ingrained
bad habit.
It doesnt get done on its own
Letterwriting
You're the only person I know
who still writes letters.
Because
Why write when you can talk?
I don think Ill enumerate the reasons
tha ya ought to be aware of
Ifya were to think But ya don
like to work tha hard Except Otherwise
Tryin to pigeonhole me in something else other than Joe
Bit maniacal yourself
Cacophony Bad sound Cackle don
think Greek Cacoethes Bad disposition
Whas Greek
for bad not C A C O
Still on the pageyah
Yes.
It’s K A K O S.
Thank you
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