had too much to drink last night
couldnt stop pouring
then in one burst of ambition he cut
him offtook his keys
he wasnt going
anywhere
NO
he was home alone
woke in the morning achy had
to chuckle
Achy
alchy Serves ya right bitch
ran a hot tubtossed in a handful of mineral
salts
getting inlying down cranked the heat with his foot until
he almost couldnt tolerate it
tolerate
squared
half the time he couldnt tolerate
himself
still
to this point he had had
to chuckle
wondered if thatd
grow old
reached back overhead cupboard
grabbed a washcloth submerged it in the steamy water sliddown closed his eyes
laid it over his face
wondered if molding in a wet grave would
feel like this
silent
dogs in the neighbourhood quit
baying
nice very nice
laid there
maybe he fell asleep
a soft fizzingpopping sound like really small frogs might croak afraid bigger frogs would find them eat them fiizzzzzzzpop fizzzzz
popfizz fiizzzzzzzz pop
pop
gently he slipped the washcloth from his facelooked at his feet
BUBBLES
bubblyBBUBBBBLES
saw
the last of his feet crumble dissolve
dissolve Alka-Seltzer had to chuckle
Alchy-seltzer
soft bubbles softereffervescence had
to chuckle
Speedily
he dissolved
0757, Monday,
29 7. 24
1051, Monday
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