Sisyphus

listened to a flatnose shovel scratching dirt off the concrete sand pebble drive

Do you say something?

sucked his teeth

                      I say tha out loud

You did. Sisyphus.

                      The forever rock roller.

Not to be confused with rockanroll

No.  No confusion.

                            What’s up, babe?

Fella across our shared drive is scrapin loose soil an tossing it back up onto the bank

    Yes.

Id thought by now the landlord woud have placed a retaining wall

He has one.

sucked his teeth

                     Spose youre right

I am, you’re listening to it.

                              It’s unlike you to let something insignificant a little thing irritate you. Is there something else?

paused

 

searched his mind

                          Aside from Sisyphus  nothing I can think of

    Did you want me to help you with that?

Help me  

unbuttoning her blouse

                      Jah.

Help you.

grinned

         Thad help

I thought it might. blouse off in hand dragging it she began down the hall to the bedroom

                                                                                 he was immediatelydeaf to the shoveling

High noon,  Saturday,  19  9. 26

1149,  Monday,  19  10. 26

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