he kicked his ass in 8-ball three straight games  little competition

                                                                      Howbout we play 9-ball you fare better at it 

I could play 9-ball.

Thas wha well do I rack you break

No no his voice lilted feeling confident had been really competitive no, you clobbered me fair and square, you break.

Ifya insist

he rocked the rack

sank the 9-ball 

                 Rack em 

What?

Sank the 9

he was dumbfounded

Right corner pocket

he walked over  stared into it 

                                 I’ll be a son-of-a-bitch.  

Later lets play some 9-ball 

                             Rack em

he broke again dropped two took the 1 the 3 4 toohard banged around between the point got spat out

he picked up the 4 screwed the pooch on the 6 

                                                 Dammit!

Ya rushed it 

You think?

             Thankfully I didn’t set you up.

Yadid

What?

I can play the 6 off the side up the table an back  play it into 9 in the corner

You don’t have to call your shot.

I want you to know wha Im attempting 

                                         When it falls you wont think I was luckyit was slop

Fine. I’d bet against you.

Youd lose Be happy Im not a betting man 

                                                 For the time being 

Son-of-a-bitch!

Thawas a sweet shot 

                       Your fault though 

My fault?

Yah Yare playing reggae I always shoot better when ya play reggae

You’re crediting the music?

I am 

      I gotta say  after my wife died four years later  some of the best times I had was dancing by myself intimate venues reggae concerts  I turned my kids onto it

What? That makes no sense.

So  I told you somethingmakes no sense

                                            Yare an idiot  Rack em up

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Billy Idol  Dancing By Myself  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1NrQYXjLU

Bruce Springsteen  Dancing in the Dark  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHs

usually got together once a week 

                                 sat outside had coffee smoked a little weed yammered about the three things anthen some people arent suppose to talk about in polite company

buddy sought to be polite

he wasnt

buddy roundly condemned him for saying nigger  Why do you do that? I know you’re not racist, nigger justicewhat’s his name . . you know his nam . .

. . Yasay it Ill know it

   His name is Clarence Thoma . .

. . Correct thasit  His name is Robert Paulson his name is Robert Paulson his name is Robert Paulson 

                                                                                                          You know why I call him nigger

You should call him black.

You know why

I don’t think I do.

   You do 

           How do I feel about him

Well, you call him the N-word.

Yare so grownup the N-word 

                                  Whastha 

I’m not saying it.

Yare repulsed

I don’t think it is necessary, or correct . .

. . But yare polite the last thing you want to do is offend anybody  Anbecause people know tha they walk all over you 

They don’t.

They  do 

              However back to our conversation I despise him  I believed Anita Hill I despise whitey Kavanaugh  another Court fuck Christine Blasey Ford  Ya think they were lying  They called a spade a spade  So   My animosityya didnt listen to the ‘91 confirmation hearings 

Are you asking me?

I know the answer I want you to say

If you know, why do I have to say? 

Because yare defending him

I’m not defending him.

Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me You act butthurt when I say niggerwhich I get you associate with me yare known in the community an it hurts your standing  with those who woud run over you   

They don’t! 

You follow the confirmation hearings 

                                           Don glare 

You know . . 

. . Im askin

I know Biden . .

. . Held the hearingyes botched it Fiftytwo forty-eight Fortyone Republicans elevenJesus eleven Democrats 

I followed themyou

   No.

So 

   So what?

Yave only recently began following the news about himhis billionaire Nazi-loving Garden of Evil buddy

They’re all over the news.

They are however my animus towardsdespise of Thomas goes back to ’91 I refuse to offend black people by calling him black 

a little later when the weed kicked in

. . . I’ll be honest with you . .

. . Don 

         Howbout ya tell me when you lie

I don’t lie . .

. . Ya drag your feet  Butno ya don lie 

                                          I didnt bring her name up so you coudbe honest with me Thas between you two   Im not interested

   Not interested . . . maybe a little jealous

Weve had tha conversationya know better

Christ, you’re . .

. . Uninterested  Wanna get tha off your chest go to the gym have your locker room banter

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