28.8.25

he stoodup to go to the bathroom

the telephone rang

he pickedup Talk Its your dime

Papa.

Hey beautifulcan I call you right back I was heading to the bathroom

Sure. Talk in a sec.

In a sec

she hung up

he set the receiver back in the cradle 

headed to the head

 

washing his handsfigured they hadnt spoke in a while
                                                          was heading into a long conversation  hed go to the kitchen pour himself a fresh cup of coffee

at the coffeemaker the goodoldtrusty Proctor Silex above it took down a cup from the cupboard from a ridiculous selection one for every fuckin occasion What do I get him for his birthday Christmas Valentines Day A Thank You? He likes coffee. Can’t give him just coffee. Yes you can A unique coffee cup. Everyone owns their unique he has three shelves circulates each and every cup   eventually  he thinks a different cup every daybut there are favourites that linger usesem couplethree days in a row but  eventually each and every one is used guessfourfive times a year

before he can pour a large black fly buzzes himwhips around behind his head then headlong to the kitchen window banging itself on glass as flies do
                                             looked like a headache to him
the kitchen window hasnt a screen

setting the unique cup down he sidesteps the counter to the window

the flys beating itself senseless on the stationary pane

he opens the slider halfway for the fly to escape the house
                                                                   DENIED it escapes back into the house
shut the window

goes to pour himself a cup

flys back at the window banging its head

opens the slider again

back into the house

    figured he wasnt doing human tricks for a fly

back it came bangbangbanged the window opened it bang  bang bangbang escapes into the house

Fuck you fly

poured himself strong black coffee

returned to the studio

called his daughter

she picked up
                Are you okay? That was a bit.

Nawh kiddo  I was trying to free a fly
                                          They arent very smart

1223,  Tuesday,  26  8. 25
0930,  Thursday,  28  8. 25

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