he walked down through trees into a homeless camp at the rivers edge

man had a crude barbecue going turning a small animal on a length of rebar heldup between crotches of hacked green wood

       man stoodhis back to the water as he approached

Easy friend  Got canned vegetable Im happy to share

he was wary

Whas on the spit

Cat.

       Eat cat?

Cant say I have  Why not

It’s cat.

Youre eatin

I am.  I have.

Yasayin its an acquired taste

Don't know. You look wellfed.

Have been  I was passin through smelled the roast saw the fire

                                                                      Thought we coud break bread  Converse

Im walkinaway after

                       Thought yamay like friendly company

You think a lot.

More than ya know

                       As I said  Converse company eat    I can walk away now

You got money?

abruptly None of your business

he shifted on his feet

                         I was thinkin . .

. . Don

          Converse company eat  Im gone

   came down off his high horsesquatted on his heels

                                                         What vegetables?

Canned mustard greens  Ought to go good with cat   Couple tatters we can toss in the fire

Any liquor?

No

Sure.

 

pulled haunches off the roast placed them on scrubbed boards  Catsup?

Catsup Thank you donmind if I do

                                        You from the South

Whyya ask?

I call it ketchup Illinois  Ive only heard it call catsup in the South

1500,  Saturday,  27  1. 24

alt-J  In Cold Blood  (Baauer remix)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaT_awMGiL8

22-20s  Devil in Me  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0dd6CQrxUE

Black Milk  Brain  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNiY4XoTGV8