18.2.22
what confounded himbecause he
rarely did it was a list he committed to
the page
as a bookmark he used a receipt
from MINER’S ACE
HARDWARE 6/24/13 4:41PM for 2 HOOK ANGLE FORGED 12” TOTAL
$19.33 he paid CASH
that may have been the last list
he ever made
since he has depended upon his
memory to recall items he shopped for
if he forgot something its happened thats on him he held himself accountable
he could walk backhe refused to drive he purchased provisions only for himself so the canvas sack slung over his shoulder was eminently capable of holding two meals that typically provided leftovers
figuring when he got older he
wanted to maintainkeep greased the coils of his brain with hot percolating oils
17.2.22
innocence
curiously his son Eric took the 5th
more than fivehunred times when he was last deposed
unseen because he was sitting on
the pot reading The Dead and the Ugly
Joy Williams
A man is dead.
Not anyone I knew
You think because you didn’t know
him that excuses you from prosecution? Strangers kill strangers. Murder isn’t always
someone somebody knew.
convenient
players know who they are
keep stone quiet or ones dead
He dies It stops for you
16.2.22
he agreed
but who is us
but he was a reader
his mother fed him booksread to him when he hadnt learned yet
that wasnt cheating
the world unfolded
Ya can quit anytime.
Yare like a carwreck I cant
Yare making me selfconscious.
Im enjoying your
consciousness Makes me feel like Im
getting away with something
Am I truly bothering ya
Goodbye
if ones concern begins with for themselves it is errant
he has a wonderful friend Elsie
four years ago she married she and her husband are now raising a daughter who was born in the past year
he was visiting
he visited them when they lived together
he didnt see visiting now as anything different
he said he expected to return by lunch
Jamie left shortly after he woke
showered and breakfasted with them
We met Nine January Twothousandthirteen at Ninethirteen AM Certainly you remember perhaps not the time but the date
No . . not the time . definitely the
date. Why do you remember the time?
Thats water under the bridge Elsie We should leave it at that Notwithstanding I cherish our friendship
Do you know what is said about
relationships that endure seven years?
I do not
I was talking to Joe about the
likelihood that he and I . . and you . will be friends for the rest of our lives.
Jamie didnt meet his gaze harrumphed then left the room
15.2.22
You like raw performers.
I do
I don’t do raw.
I have a suggestion ifya truly wanna hear
I asked didn’t I?
JesusChrist.
was no skin off his ass
nor his
he had to admit he liked that
about men
they were bait provocative in the sense it provoked the question What does that mean?
he didnt ask
let it breeze by
was disinterested
if he was too fucking lazy to say
what he meant he wasnt interested in communicating
Thirtyseven threeeighths
An a BCH.
Man woudya just say whaya mean
A
BCH. rolled his eyes maybe
an exclamation point
Everyone on the crew except you knows a BCH
. . whasat say about you?
It says I could give a fuckbout
shortcuts or your acronyms Say whaya mean
BCH. A black cunt hair.
Black
You heard me.
Man, what’s crawled up your ass?
14.2.22
but goldfish havent the
wherewithal to do otherwise
11.2.22
Lonely Days in his head woke
him he couldnt go back to sleep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nACo34VKEQ
“lonely days
‘lonely nights
Whar am ey
“without my wom(e)n?”
visiting
back Valentine’s Day
0809, ReggaeFRiday,
11 2. 22
10.2.22
Wha happened last night?
You don remember he did he was like a kid on playground equipment on every apparatus then made up a few more rides
No . . no . I don’t remember
anything.
Nothing
No. Nothing. Not a thing.
My child he wanted to say Nothing happened
Cool. I think I blacked out.
they were very pliant relaxed
lights were off
a lava lamp belched
he wondered where he was
definitely her rattle
he knew where he was
Ah Good he
was grounded
they rustled around above him
they were too fucked up to fuck
Say she said
Can you smell cum on my breath?
the lava lamp belched