walking into the room where buddy had an
eightfoot pool table foldedup gametables stacks of puzzlespulled up short saw
that he hung old family photographs artwork
onein particular a framed poster threw
him was unlike buddy
he walked in behind him shortly thereafter carrying a tray bottles of beer tumblers of whiskey ceramic
bowls containing mixed nuts pretzels
motioning to the walls This is
crazy nice
Thank you. I found most of
them in the boys’ closets hadn’t seen them in years. I thought they'd make the room more homey.
You achieved that
The poster Garth Brooks
Yes.
You a fan
I’m not, my wife was.
she
died fifteen years earlier
Im a bit surprised its not under glass as the other pieces aresave of course
The paintings
No. She wanted a frame to keep it flat.
Actually . . I’m very happy she didsee
the upper right?
looked saw a dull purplish stain of something
splashed beyond it samecoloured speckles
The boys were gone. New Year’s Eve. I
was feeling frisky goosed her she jumped tossed her wine over her shoulder. remembering seeing
We daubed away what we could.
Then I started daubing her.
Daubing
Good. Using your imagination.
Daubed.
We look at a lot of our lives through
glass, television screens, phone screens.
Easy to lose perspective . . lack . . . scale.
I see
If Garth were under glass yamight not have that present memor . .
. .
Yes. Yes.
Every time I look at
it since finding, hanging it . . . he
trailed off
Youre able to relish again
Relish.
Perfect word for it.
handing him a tumbler he held up his Na Zdrowie.
Heres mud in your eye
0730, Monday,
24 3. 25
1008, Thursday,
27 3. 25
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