the house was splitlevel  lot of windows

                                              walking through the rec room heading outdoors

walking past an awfully sweet Olhausen Blackhawk fringedpocket pool table he pulledup shortstopped

                                                                                                     behind him

Whoa, careful, carrying hot coffee.

slowlyturned round faced him  I understand though theres a few feet between us

                                                                                   Id like you to turn around an look at the framed photograph on the wall in the foyer an do not see  the flamingo

Not see the flamingo?

                       Dammit.  It’s a photograph of a flamingo.

Donsee it rather look at the lines the composition contours colours pinks greens leafy foliage silverblack water reflecting up

accommodated himturned

                                   I cannot not see the flamingo.

You can

               Don see the bird

    Frankly

             Its very erotic

Subtly eroticevery time I look at it it takes several seconds before I see the bird

I see a flamingo.

                    he turned backcoffee hand steady  Let’s take it outside.

You

      Im going to admire the nonflamingo a bit longer

Careful going down the steps Use the handrail

                                                      Caught that earlier today

That I stumbled.

Jah

You didn’t say anything, I thought you hadnt seen.

You were audible

                    Hearing informs seeing  Then the expression on your face  Confirmation  I didnt have to physically see the slip the misstep

    Oodles of evidence

I am grateful you didnt go downbreak your neck

 

seated outside on the patio beside the pool

                                               You really coud not see the flamingo

My kid brother took that picture and gave it to me as a Christmas gift last century. Its hung there since.

A flamingo.

Maybe you can appreciat . .

. . The normalcy

Youve normalised it

I was tryin to get you to look at   the image not the subject

You look at the image.

 

Ill do tha

               It is  erotic

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