caught a glimpsehawks spiraling overhead iPhone rang not his
I have to take this.
Knock yourself out hawks brought him out of his chair
Ive something better to do he had contempt for
cellphones for calls accepted conversations interrupted could call them back rude but he accepted that long ago his
cross to bear
head tipped back he walked away on the paver
patio two no
three three hawks
Wha a treat
admiring them he realised looking
further into the sky there was a fourth hawk
Four
flashed him to a time he was walking hand in hand with his girlfriend they witnessed seven hawks spiraling over
their heads
they must have watched for better than
five minutes before they dissembledbroke into a pair a second pair three off on
other tacks
they rewarded themselvescheered
themselves plucked figs from a tree in a front
yard of someones property
shed been iffy
Babe Woud look in the grass under
the tree
See figs
If
they were a priority thered be none
Might even be a fence
But it’s
someone’s property.
It is
But Ill not allow tha let figs be squandered
they picked easy a dozen he cradled them in his shirt
yanked it out of his pantsheld the tails forward
they munched them continued walking
when they finished eating they returned
to holding hands stickysticky
hands
lunch over time to return to work her to
on-line studies she did at their favourite café sitting at her favourite table
separating hands theirs made a sound like
Velcro pulled apart
they laughed her
dug her dimples
a fifth hawk careened in from the
south five spiraled
thought hed lose his shit
stood fast watching
What are you doing?
Look
Five hawks
Where?
Nearly overhead towards the west horizon
Where?
Ya kiddin me
I . . . . I see . . two . there . . three . .
. . Above the three a fourth
Lookinleft Lower altitude A
fifth
Fuckin crazy Fantastic
Yes. Four.
Oh there. Five.
Awesomejah
Beats the four we saw
a couple weeks back
How is it you see them?
Feelem is more like it
Anielas spirit animal
If
I had a second choice itd be mine but Im committed
The buffalo.
Jah
If I had a third choice Sperm whale
Land sky sea bases covered
You still havent named yours
I’m still thinking.
Been months Though understandable
Lotsa
earthlings to choose from
Earthlings.
You’re the only one I know who uses earthlings on the regular. Not my usual vocabulary.
Because Like women Ya
think theyre lesserdon don bother protesting
No.
Physically they can’t hold a candle compare compete with most men.
You cycle everything through the lens of
physicality
Really unfortunate a fuckin pity
Women are the
superior sex
If men took their foot off the back of their
necks theyd find out quicklike
Superior
I disagree.
Ya do
chuckled
deep in his throat Actually
might help inform you of your spirit animal
How so?
Pick something blind Blind mole rats
One species a flashy
name Spalax Flip it round
Lax spaz
Seems a perfect fit
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