cacogens
the word attracted him as piss
repulsed him
words had their way with him
Please yaoughta buy me a drink first Ya know Ill put out
Thats the way thats the way thats the way I
like it ahha ahha thats the way . . .
he looked it up
Gene Wolfe The Book of the New Sun was cited read the definition
“.
. . broad categorical name for beings descended from humans that left Earth
long ago and subsequent generations living in space.”
obviously scifidefined
hed argue Not necessarily
now if only there were someone around
he could argue with Mariachis shehes
heshes were on holiday
had they been around theyd have a ball
desperate times call for
desperate measures
tall hallway mirror
set a ladderback diningroom chair
before it
standing behind it he fixed his
eyes on his mirroreyes
paused
needed a
drink
Twelve oclock
somewhere
“. . . had an Old Fashioned
prior to dinner . . . tasty, Elijah Craig with one big round icecube enjoyed the concept of a round
cube . . . bitters, simple
syrup.”
text from a friend yesterday evening
curious he didnt mention fruit cherry
orange slice zest hoped fine sugar was
muddled
he knew mixed drinks but liked spirits
straight here
Mariachi might venture Like
your women which wouldnt be true
returned to the chair with a frosted
Say When Hazel Atlas shotglass filled to four ounces
sat
after a sip eyes to mirroreyes Where were we
playing hardball eyes
glared
Think I forgot
took another sip
Space Subsequent generations living in space
Outer space is assumed
We live in space
eyes
wasnt going to nod so he did
this was a dismal idea
Beings descended from humans that
left Earth long ago
nodded
again
I we pointing
at eyes were descendants our
ancestors unknown to us their
Grandmother arrived in America from Poland in 1905 and the small town she was from the
church where genealogical records were kept was razed incinerated swept from
the face of the Earth by the Nazis Theyre dead They left Earth long ago
sniffed inhaled Redbreast took a big sipheld it in his mouth salivated thought Let him ponder tha a moment
swallowed smarted too big a sip
continued salivating savoredsucked
it swallowed spit
I conclude as Ive reasoned were cacogens
Howya feelbout tha
Strong silent type
Still waters run deep
I think were done here
he left the chair in the hallway
for a while to celebrate his familyhis roots those who made him possible thousandsanthousands
of years ago
1259, Thursday,
29 8. 24
0959, Reggaefriday,
30 8. 24
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