walked up behind him as he sat in his shabby rockingswivel
mustardyellow easychair
What you watching? she asked
Irony
she glanced at the
television MSNBC whole screen was consumed by the guest no
chyron identifying them wondered who was
hosting
he was the freak listening
hard
if she interrupted hed hand her her head
she watched CNN
quietly she sat on the couch beside him
looked in his ear
saw his gears spinninglistening real hard creating alternative
scenarioscrushing the weakest wanting
desperately to scream his own questions
COMMERCIAL BREAK
slapped
his thighs GawdDAMN commercials
Who was that? she recognised Lawrence O’Donnell
A retired Federal Appellate Court
judge weighing in on Supreme Court recusals Was reminding Lawrence tha when he served if he recused another judge
woud step in The Supremes don function tha way Recuse One
less egg to fry
Egg to fry?
Sorry baby Alluding to the Fifth Dimension
Fifth Dimension?
I knew three. You
taught me of space-time four dimensions, string theory’s eleven. Fifth?
he grabbed her by the headkissed
her so hard she thought he might bruise her lips
released her
she blinked
Guess I have taught you a few things
I’ve taught you too.
Yahave Deliciously
Didnt see you
comin
she giggled rainwater trickling down
chains suspended from gutters
unexpected
was their Verb
unexpectedness their
Noun
Fifth Dimension was a singing
group waaay before your time
When you were a hippie?
Hippie Freak
Mine.
Yours
she grabbed him by his headkissed
him so hard he thought she might bruise his lips
released him
Yasaid you were
watching irony. What was ironic?
The Appellate judge Sharing his observations
Hes blind
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