he was in hers
unexpected
he was in hers
unexpected
The name yare tryin to say is
Damocles The sword of Damocles
How do you say it?
Dam – o – cles they had some real character to their names in
the daydidnt they Bob
Yes, they . . say, what are you
getting at?
Correct
Damocles.
Why are you such a prick?
Prick Maybe because rather than butchering the name
over an over ya say I donknow how to pronounce his name Three syllables I think yaonce took it to fivesix asya sputtered
to get it out Gotta know when to ask for
help
No thank you. Let’s move on, move
along; that's too much shit to unpack.
Please Give me one turd woudja
he wasnt sure where he found it
he didnt cite where he read it
long passages accompanying the
quote were in regards to Ellis Island
. . . that was unexpected . .
he heard it
did he say it
Yesss
he heard himself say Yes
That was unexpected
. . .
he
heard it asif he was far off
wee moved down the railing to him
but because he was on the chair she was out of reach
sullenly wee leapt down onto the
chair from the railingthe chair rocked she got caught between his feet he shifted
them to accommodate her he must have stepped on her tail she lashed outscratched
him he jerked his leg awaythe chair rockedhe lost his balancewent over the railing
backwardslanded in the gravel around the firepit on the back of his headhis
body torqued up snaggedleaned on the raw latticework under the porch
My wife didnt find out
Her husband didnt find out
I aint sweating you Im honest I admit
I cheated and admit it never happened again
If youre so honest you wouldnt
have cheated
it wasnt her dimples that did him
in
high brow
full lips
he had to quit sitting to his right
horseshit he heard him but not well
he admitted it was his trick ear
trick ears are troubled ears
Yadid
I did not, I did not.
Yadid I told ya an ya said yah
What are you talking about? You
said it. I’m waiting for you to catch me up.
Catch you up theres nothing to catch ya up about
Then say it again.
Ive said twice
Humor me; say it once more.
Chaise lounge? You said chaise
lounge.
I yelled it
humbly Chaste lounge.
Wha the fucks a chaste lounge
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
argued it was perfectly acceptable to force sterilisation on a woman because of
her low intelligence he affirmed the
value of Virginias law in order to prevent the nation from “being swamped with
incompetence . . . Three generations of imbeciles are enough.”
his buddy had family closeby
his family was crosscountry
his buddy was an extrovertuncomfortable
being by himself
he was an introverteasily entertaining himself
Man, I can't stand being by myself.
Im comfortable with me
Comfortable with me, bullshit; you got to be lonely.
Yeah, alright, whatever floats
your boat.
A tiresome analogy Nothing original
Why? Tried and true.
Whatever, man.
For the time being
Okay, we've got the maudlin shit out
of the way; room on your dance card for a cup of coffee later this week?
dance card their standing joke
Wideopen as usual Lemme know when yare free
I’m going to have to get back to
you; some irons in the fire with family.
A flair? Damn. I’m sorry to hear
that. Anything I can do?
Thoughtful of you to ask no thank you
You sound uncomfortable. Should I
let you go?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
we will learn if moral men and
womenunfortunately of one stripe can
best those who swim in and have gulped the KoolAid
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306, Thursday,
15 7. 21
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