they hadnt seen each other in over a month since the last he was invited to party with him

                                                                                                What’s with the hair?

nobodys fuckin business  fail to understand theyre intruding

                                                     his hair was long

an homage

his barber died

hed let it grow a while longer

                                       eventually  hed cut ithed cut it

humoured him 

                 an awfully good reason not to cut it

It’s gettin’ kind of long.

Spendin my money otherwise

What people must think.

Like I care

    Why wouldn’t you care?

Butch reference to his hair not his name

                                                Im not you thankgawd

glared

he didnt care thought that was established

You’re a good-looking man . women say . . I’m not saying . . . but they said last that you would be more appealing if you cut your hair.

They

         You know they goes nowhere with me

Ya remain unlearned

They women I’ve invited for parties at the house.

                                                    Them.

They have names

                      I know

Isn’t that you know sufficient?

    No

You’re not fishing?

Im not

            Youre influenced dictated  Thas as you say  is how you roll

Anya shoud be unapologetic

 

You should cut your hair.

1159,  Wednesday,  16  7. 25

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young  Almost Cut My Hair  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as5lE64J1hQ

UNKNOWN

              Hug me as if I were to die tomorrow, and hug me tomorrow as if I were back from the dead.

    it isnt necessary to be known

though not currency in this country  its culture

#illtakeitintheasstobeknown

                                     mighty proud his first ever hashtag   which was going nowhere

hed leave hashtags to hashtagwhores

why did goulash come to mind

                                   whats that

is there hashtaggoulash that looked appealing    Hungarian?

                                                                      YES

slow-cooked pork or beef onions paprika other spices served with eggnoodles dumplings

spices his hangup

                     his palate sohammered spices would be a waste of time on it

French cuisine a waste

any cuisine a waste

that was okay

there was

           Once upon a time

Times gone

happy for what he had

                               not lookin back

now  coming back from the dead

                                       no small feat

    back  hugged

                       maybe tastebuds return too

THAT would be a kick

1306,  Wednesday,  16  7. 25

a love letter

heard a vehicle

rap at his door

             Package.

vehicle left

 

was a brownpaper wrapped taped soft package

                                                    his address

brought it inside

moved the mug of black coffee aside

carefully unwrapped it on the Formica kitchen table

it contained an envelope  his name on it   handwritten

                                                           inside  another wrapped package

he recognised the handwriting

he left unanswered telephone messages the last weekanahalf to her

as shed know

                hed open the envelope first

Joe

     she didnt have a pet name for him

he had two for her

I do not want to talk with you. Please do not call again.

                                                           I know when you receive this you will honor me.

We have enjoyed, loved, may I say, definitely loved, our time together.

Unfortunately, our together has growing less and less frequent, according to our unrelenting unnegotiable passions.  I know you do not frown. Others might, But they may not be prone or disposed to passion as we.

We have discussed this.

There is nothing more to discuss.

I love you.

I always will.

It is time we move forward entirely separate from one another. separate from one another  this ink dull dabbed  tear stain

Open the package now. I know you read this note first.

I laugh.  Bad is good.

I love you, me

 

he didnt fold itput it back in the envelope   later

                                                   laid it gently  flat  beside the package

it was folded closed

unfolding it imagined her hands folding it  sharply   folded before she placed the item

                                                                                unfolded a lime green tshirt

across the chest  italicised font  done in complementary blue

                                                                    bad news

a strip of manila cloth fluttered off its back

                                              on it she handstitched  I love you very much. me

the date sewn smaller  vertically  up the right hemmed end

                                                                    he fingered the end    sighed

early AM, Wednesday,  16  7. 25

1143,  Wednesday

Pianza  The Victorian Waltz  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPA_oLdqPMk