he saw no ash on Valentines Day

                                   talking with a buddy  You were outanabout were uptown  I was walking an reading around here   Did you see any ash on Valentines Day

Ash?

        What are you talking about?

Valentines Day was also Ash Wednesday beginning of Lent

Oh. I didn’t realize that.

Didnt realise 

I’m not religious.

As a boy you went to church with your parentsyah

   Yes.

Until how old

Until I graduated high school.

So  From a boy to graduating high school off to college you went to church Sunday

My Mom . .

. . Stay on point

                 Church  Sunday mornings

Yes.

Thank you

             Don plead ignorance Youre familiar

What of it?

I know you were rollinround town Do you remember seeing any ash on foreheads I didnt see one ashed soul 

I can’t say I did either.

                          Why are you bringing it up now? Valentine’s long gone.

I was talking with a friend a woman she made other plans didnt see her boyfriend He was miffed  She told him it didnt strike her that their relationship needed to celebrate the date  He didnt try to make any plans for themhadnt looked ahead  She told him she had no intentions of sitting around on her hands

Do they have a good relationship?

As good as relationships go

                             As I told her  most couples celebrate Valentines Day because theyre gonna get laid

Jesus Christ.

   Jesus Bets

What?

Theyre bets  Don implore Jesus

   Whatever, man.

Day damn near broke my heart

Which?  Valentine’s or Ash Wednesday.

Ass Wednesday

                 I love ass   No ass for me

Jesus . . .   he withheld Christ  was rarely a quick study

                                                          Don’t know what to say.

I do

What’s that?

   You didnt either

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