liknowleum must have dug its doodle
after a long walkread he returned to the
bathroom to check it out
it had been two hours minimum
it
had drawn an awfullyrealistic horses head
was still there
it reminded him years ago of driving past hayfields barbedwire fencelines signs
Trespassers
Will Be Violated
they were riding up to Lost Horse Trail
for a picnic
she wanted him to see it
take in the Montana she knew
she summered there since a young girl
rode cattle
roundup tended gardens put up vegetables jerked beef
dried wild huckleberry
standing at the precipitous edge on top of Lost Horse he looked wayway
down into the confluence of two valleys
raising his eyes he looked west into
Idaho
they ate
afterwards they laid down on the blanket talked while lookingup
into the mingling white clouds the brilliantblue air
they fell asleep in each others arms
a full bladder roused him
he was unable to get up without waking her
Sorry babe Natures calling
whatever it is theres something about guys and high places
that must be urinated off of
theres no choice but to take a leak from
it
it was a couplethousand feet to the
canyon floor
at his back
I wouldn’t do that if I were you.
I wont fall
Don’t
. do it.
I cant help myself
a full bladder he pissed hardarched a yellow
rainbow
delighted he watched it fall
Oh shit . . .
the updraft returned it
revisited him
spatteredbraided his pants shirt rained in his
face droplets iridescent in his hair
she
howled
I told ya . . .
spinning
from the edgeshe hadnt movedwas still laying on the blanket on her side on her
elbow
Yadid
sixseven quick
steps he was on her
NO.
dropping
on top of her he shook his head a Catholic aspergillum besprinkled her her face her lips kissed her
giggling under his barrage of kisses she
kissed him back
in that very moment he fell utterlymadly in love with her
early
afternoon, Sunday, 23 11.
25
2001, Sunday