she laughed

                Go on with bad yourself.

Im not kiddin

You make it sound like you escaped.

Kind of

           The old ball an chain

Though to be fair

Escaped

Not necessarily

I never had any intentionsince a small boy of living my life in Chicago

                                                                          I knew when I left itd still inhabit me

When you were a small boy?

                                How small, young?

Nine

Nine  I had an epiphany

                             My life was mine

I wasnt livin it for anyone else I was selfishly livin it for me alone not to impress a soul not for anyones approval

    At nine.

Jahyou

I haven’t givin’ it any thought.

                                   Although, I certainly wasn’t nine.

    Something to think about

                                Anyway chuckled  Old ball an chain

Im the only person of my nuclear familyexcept except for my Maw who doesnt own a bowling ball bag shammie shoes bowling shirt complete   complete with their name or nickname embroidered on it or on a patch sewn to it

I can

Can you imagine

    Sheesh.

I ducked a bullet

afternoon,  Sunday,  21  6. 26

1150,  Saturday,  27  6. 26

Janice Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company  Ball an Chain  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1zFnyEe3nE