he and his father were talking on
the telephone about the homedownhometown parades they went to when he was a boy
saw the Memorial Day parade
had just happened
they each lived elsewhere now
Your community hold a parade
No.
Mine neither
Brother Bobby texted me
three pictures I send them onto Sis an
she can share with you
I’d appreciate that, thank you.
Youre welcome Nearly made me mistyeyed
Good fuckin memoriesmeteorites flashed through his mind how
quickly time passeshopefully hopefully memories form congeal become rockhard
his father gulped audibly didnt like fuck
could hear the chorus of him and Maw when he uttered it in their
company
You grew up better than that had a good education, why do you need to
swear?
Because fuck runs the gamut of all
emotions happy sad angry elated
Anwhile
youre fuckin
yad think that theyd know the cherry was coming for atop the fivescoop hotfudge whippedcream saltnuts bananasplit
sundae
Kids
I don find it to be swearing
eyes rolled chins slumped to their chests
thats what parental surrender looks like
trying to make him feel bad
wasnt going to happen
now Dad didnt have Maw each the others sidekick each having the
others back love
she died
she didnt keep her promise
he extorted her made her promise him one night
when death solidified in his boys mindDEAD and terrified him and not to have his parents horrified him
made them both promise
Dad continued to keep his word
despite his heavy heart
he got it
his wife died he hadnt exacted a promise from
her
they were young
FUCK
they were supposed to be
immortal
Dad and he mused about all the
parades they sawthey marched in Dad was
often asked to serve in the Color Guard
he was American Legion Auxiliary Secretary
he marched because of Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Do you remembered the Oscar Mayer
Wienermobile at the Halloween parades Twice Yah twice
I remember once.
Not twice
No son.
Hmm
Made an impression on me then
Evidently.
Remember Medgar Evers
No.
Civil Rights leader Assassinated Born raised lived in Mississippi When he returned home after World War Tworeturning to his hometown because he refused to move to the back of the
bus when the driver asked him when
they arrived the driver had a group of men
board it anthey beat Evers senseless
He was in his Army uniform
No.
A veteran Like you Though you served during Korea
I don’t remember him.
You have
seventhousand dollars?
No Not liquid
Why
You could buy a Wienermobile.
he chuckled
Why woud I do tha
Then you could ask girls if they’d
like to ride your big wiener.
Fuck
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