wrong

Yah   Nah

            he put down the puzzle piece he was holding turned around from the table

Tha was wrong

                  Worse  I can see in your face you know it   A second time in as many weeks

She said she wasn’t up to it.

Then you shoudnt have gone

She had to make an appearance.

   Appearance

                    I coud laugh  Appearance  Horseshit    One doesnt make an appearance at a funeral or a memorial

That was her word.

Her word  For both you

I was there to support her.

Youre worse than she  You know better   Or rather I thought you woud

                                                                               Bein fuckin leadround by the nose man

I’m not . .

. . Pity  You are

                    I believe  believe   yaknow better    Arent lookin so proud now

What would you have had me do?

Whaya shoud have done

                            Not gone

he leaned over the kitchen table pickedup a puzzle piece   turned it in his fingers

Put the piece down

Why?

   Were not doing a puzzle now Were havin an unfortunate conversation

It wasn’t my decis . .

. . It was to take her  You scarcely knew the first anby cursory mention knew the second  You werent obligated

I made an obliga . .

. . To take her to attend services Not to avoid the ceremonies go for food an drink afterwards

                                                                                                   The occasions were to celebrate the deceased

I went to your nephews wedding I did not attend the reception

The party? You didn’t go to the celebration afterwards?

I did not

         Its been years Go ahead search your memory you wont see me therefrankly  I came up to youlast person the last I said goodbye to before I left

I don’t remember.

I do

Why did you do that?

The invite was for me It wasnt a one-plus   I went home to spend the evening with my girlfriend

You should have brought her.

She wasnt invited

Still, you should have brought her, there was plenty.

I saw She wasnt invited

                            I attended the wedding to show my respect Anif someone cant respect the ceremony they shouldnt attend the reception

A lot of people do.

Thas on them I woudnt think to disrespect a marriage

                                                            Nor woud I disrespect the memory of someone deceased

You disappoint the hell out of me

he set the puzzle piece back down on the table

he didnt try to make it fit

find its place

Im gonna go

              I hope you give your dismal failure some thought

1730ish,  Thursday,  14  3. 24

1051,  reggaefriday,  15  3. 24

Rodrigo Rodriguez  Together  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AAB2id5tPc

Aretha Franklin  (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman  he didnt think so  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cF0tf35Mbo