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.
1707, Saturday,
16 11. 24
2031, Sunday,
17 11. 24
