babys got caboose mightyround and high

she was the next lane over so she wouldnt know he was hustling through the parking lot to get ahead of her to make a considerationdiscernment of that which was leading the parade

DO NOT BE a majorette dolled glammed maxxed  doneup the fuck to hell and back

he was halfway cross the lanes that ran before the grocers when she brokeout

                                                                                     maxxed

awnomatter  the chase is always the thrill

nearly silent he breathed her a Thank you

 

wet catfud blackeyed peas green split peas other dried legumes were reasons for stopping jalapenos yams mushrooms celery carrots garlic frozen chopped okra edamame

                                                                      he had gone off the reservation

these soups werent his mothers recipes

                                          but then the things she made hed not be able to reincarnation even with her recipes

she took her culinary esthetics use of of course she would  all women are witches  cooking with spices and herbs with her when she left

we all take things with us but nothings more heartbreaking heartrendering when death not only takes our people but their unrepeatable inapproachable talents  contributions

 

stepping out through the automatic doorsout the corner of his eye he glanced that which was leading the pack was appealing

then gone

nothing to assess

    like smelling in a breeze a thousand miles at sea the scent of unturned earth and jungle

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1404,  Tuesday,  24  3. 26

to recap an awfully fuckinlong morning

shuffled off to bed 22:05

had to shuffle through the cats boxes first

in the sack by 22:35

Turn

Turn

Turn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkuBh5n_Shc

got out of bed 2:40

wrote a letter

back to bed 3:09

up again at 4:59 nearly two hoursimpressed himself

                                                   then thought hed try putting another scoop on that sugar cone hotbath napped  5:15 to 6:45

poured it on

fullbore boogie since https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia0zeuZMJbo

                                                                   or something in his reduced state that could be wide parameters fullbore

    that in the background you hear isnt the delicate sound of thunder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbiQKQj2YAM its him patting himself high on the back  his lower right is demolished by welts small blisters

nerve pain  feels a bit like sciatica working its in

You see a doctor?

No

Why wouldn’t you go see a doctor?

To have him confirm wha I already knew provide a second option

                                                                        Theres no cure

He can prescribe painkillers.

He can

What are you going to do about the pain?

Im a selfdescribed masochist

                                   Its not an issue

Played a long shot

Bet went bad

Called accountability

Jesus. You play hardball.

As youd say In my genetic makeup

Tuesday,  24  3. 26

The Byrds  Turn, Turn, Turn

KC and the Sunshine Band  Boogie Shoes

You’re not going to get in mouthedsigned much trouble.

    his Irish twin

thinking that he wouldnt pickup on the breathless gap of the unsaid much

he thought after all these years Irish would quit his nonsense the much tendinglikely to be his fault  he didnt think things through

they occurred to him out of the blue they inhabited different blues titillated him banging his gavel Sold hollered the auctioneer to the young gentleman wearing the blue and gold Lincoln beanie

he could have gone further attest the record summer heat but that would have drawn attention to him as he wiped his sweaty bald pate with a bright red bandanna

 

Irishs cap was Michaels fault  Michael Nesmith  guitar player of the Monkees

a pop television show during the psychedelic Sixties

he didnt chide his brother  ignored kids at school who cameup to him about the why of the beanie

                                                                                                        Ask him

Get it from the horses mouth

    they wouldnt  didnt

                           anymore than they asked him about his outrageous bellbottoms  orangeivory vertical stripes huge blackanwhite checkers paisley redyellowgreenblue flowers similar small versions of Audrey Jr  Roger Cormans Little Shop of Horrors

Whadya do now

What?

Your sentence  I believe it was You’re not going to get in much trouble.

                                                                           I didn’t say that.

No  You didnt say much

                        Don equivocate

As all roads lead to Rome trouble  leads to you

Whatever.

              The folks want to see us in the livingroom.

us the siblings

 

they assembled

Maw asked

Dad the enforcer stood behind her with a strap

Irish stepped forward

he thought hed faint

began a little jig

smiled  shook his head

pulled up quick

Folks looked fierce

Excuse me

               I digress

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0519,  Tuesday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY2KCl79Do8  &  coloured   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOv_OBYNBVM never did see in it colour