he was flyin

called his best friend

                      nice thing about best friends  could intrude on them they could intrude him and whatever they were doing at the time theyd stopput it on hold

they were old friends

they met in Cub Scouts

                           he reminded him

I remember. What’s up?

First Im stoned  Get tha out of the way so you have an idea where Im comin from

You recognise that even if you aren’t stoned you’re stream-of-consciousness is like you are.

I do

Okay. Good.

              If I can contend with you while you’re straight this is a walk in the park.

This park maybe a curvy quincunx

A what?

Quincunx is a geometric pattern  an arrangement of five points four corners a point in the center

How is that curvy?

My points vacillate trade places  flex  hide from one another but remain  a quincunx 

You like saying it.

I do

          Wha occurred to me  I had intended to text you  But I had too much to say

Hence. You called.

Yes

      Had I texted you it occurred to me tha woud virtually be like drunk texting    Woudnt it

It would.

But not precisely

No.

    Curvy.

Yes

      Youre catching on

Cub Scouts old friends

Yes. You said.

    It occurred to me tha we are unlike other friends weve had in our lives

For instance?

Im glad you asked

                     Youre quite the dancerwere quite the dancer in college disco days I did not

Thank you. I was.

You were because you had black friends who taught you how to move

Yes I did.  I’m surprised you remember.

You were boastful

    I was boastful?

You were you touted the various clubs you danced at

                                                         In your letters I still have them   If you need verification

You still have them.

    I do Not hoarding  History

                                 Now if Id catalog them by dates Id be a historian  A herstorian

Follow

I do.

Where are your black friends now

My friends. I have no idea.

Why

Why?  We’ve lost I’ve lost they’ve lost we’ve lost track of each other.

Because

Because?

Yes

Do you know why?you sound like you know why.

I do

      They wereweve all had them  Episodic friends

Episodic?

Certainly Chapters in a book chapters in our lives we moved they moved life goes on  It was easier not to keep up keep track keep in touch

                      Then memories Then myths   Yacant be called out

I suppos . .

. . You know  You know

Don ya think it woud have been easier to admit it right up front

                                                                  Tellya wha Im just lookin for an episodic friend  Yacool

Because we are not

                       An most of our friends have been an thereby werent really friends but rather acquaintances but who wants to spend all those syllables introducing your acquaintance rather than  my friend

Friend

         One syllable

You see why I didnt hightext you

Yes.

       Curvy quincunxed.

Yah  Thanks for picking up man I love ya

Thank for calling. I love you too.

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