glancedup out of the book as he entered
the uphill church drive angled parking right
Daves back was to him
had
someone cornered nope woman
had a woman on a bench that paralleled the drive which went past them to
a lot further back on the property
Community nondenominational
Church which
differs from a prodemonical church
dropped his eyes back into Everetts Wounded
while he continued walking the canvas bag over his shoulder gentlythumped against his thigh it held Fridays 3 for $5 Kettle chips Baldwins The Fire Next Time
Baldwin distracted him
almost on Dave the womanShit she was a looker Dave quit talking and turned
Dave
the woman looked at himhed
seen that look too many times in too many bars
unwanted
attention however polite
the shit women think they have to put up with
if rude
a bitch
Dave said to the woman This is the walking reading man
is this
a pronoun it is he
knew
a demonstrative pronoun
lotsa demons gamboling about
Hell lo she said
Hiya he replied he
did say demons
there was that plead in her eyes
he didnt know her from Eve or Lilith for that matter
heard
his mothers voice go off in his head
Make your bed Ya got to sleep in it
she was a hard woman look to her for pity shed spit in the palm of your hand
her world everyone made their bed
but
had they the decency to ask her
shed give them a piece of her mind
apparently somehow
she had an endless supply
he didnt ask her
when she attempted to say unsolicited
he stopped her tersely in her tracks
I don believe I
asked you
to her credit he her
son product of her loins she quit went quiet
Thanks Maw I appreciate tha
sincerely
he went past them cornered right then chuckled to himself
grateful her not him
1400, reggaefriday The Thirteenth, June 2025
