caught him like a roundhousemuttered Tha was bracing
I’m sorry sat forwardturned on her hip I didn’t hear what you said.
Im sorry
Said it to myself
What did you say?
he nodded his head at the television she had it on
he came in from outofdoors
I said bracing His remark
What did he say?
Id say why have it on if
youre not paying attention to it
Oh. Itd gone to commercial break.
The interview I was watching, I suppose it’s ended, I was listening
for her voice to return. When they went to break I returned to a magazine article
I was reading but had set aside when the interview began.
Ahjah makes perfect sense
Thank you
Wha they saidwhoever they were was a generation of children whose parents are still alive
Thas not us
I found the thought of my parents alive now was
disconcerting
I wish they were I wish yours
were
Ive not heard anyone ever say tha
beforeor
conceived of that while they were alive
Were you thinking . . . we took them, had
taken ourselves . . for granted?
No
We were living our lives
Who wants to think
When youre dead . . .
No. Nobody.
We didn’t take them for granted.
No
Tha snapshotbrilliant FLASH was arresting
Thank you for sayingfor hearing it, for
sharing it.
Youre welcome
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