talking with a young friend he
mentioned his disappointment
she asked what was bothering him
I was talking with an friend from
the old neighbourhood shes been
strugglingcaring for her mother the rest
of the family has refused to help even if only to take their mother for a week
so she could have a break Shes givenup capitulated
Capitulated.
What does that
mean?
Resigned Surrendered
As I
said givenup Afraid her family saw her coming an when she stepped
in they hustled out She thought theyd
have her back Yah Stabbed her in the back Told her She your problem now They washed their hands
That’s terrible.
It is
Its amazing wha familys can
do I often joke tha family an
dysfunction are synonymous
she groaned
There yago you groaned
The way you said . it didn’t
sound like you were joking. You were being
facetious.
No Sarcastic
Sarcasm is wasted
on the thick Youre not thick
the quiet sounded like she wanted
to smile but withdrewheld back
You can smile baby Youre not thick
If you were Id let you know As a
matter of fact ifya were we woudnt be talkin
I have better things to do
she cleared her throat
Are
you teasing me?
No
I genuinely like yougenuinely enjoy our conversations
Ohgood, thank you.
I like you
too.
since that conversation a week
earlier on the telephone sitting before his computer on-line he had readhad heard commentators use
capitulation capitulated capitulating not
the three timesthings happen in threes but every day a couplethree times a day asif
saying itplacing it in the ether it had spread pollenated flourished
having a beer with a buddy
Youre
familiar with the term capitulation
I am.
When was the last time you used
it.
I couldn’t tell yathough for the most
part not readily part of my vocabulary. Why?
he related what transpired the week prior
So what are you saying?
I don know
If I were suspiciousan Im
not Id think my place was bugged or
some fuckin listenin algorithm decided it liked the word an disseminated it
Sounds suspiciously scifi.
The best scifi is speculative
Then, fantasy?
Not keen on itnot the
fantastic
Ohstop!
Most of the shit out of your
mouth is fantastic
2142,
Thursday, 18 1. 24
1409, Reggaefriday,
17 1. 24
Led Zeppelin No Quarter
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