She prepositioned me

I propositioned her

   Hold on hold on. What the hell are you talking about?

Pre an pro  Past is prologue

                              Weve a past

What do you mean?

Drop whaya understand a preposition is Im talking prepositioned me set me up  provoked me

                                                                                                    An falling back on our history I propositioned her ya understand tha correct

What was your proposition?

   Excuse me Thas not gentlemanly

he cleared his throat

                       We’re friends.

We are Anwhere Im from friends don ask friends because

Because?

   Because its none of their gawddamn business

bent his nose out of shape

You may have partook in locker room prattle high school beyondNope I gathered up my shit an left when tha banter commenceddidnt mind finish dressing in the hall

nose bent furthur out of shape

Yadid didnt ya Stuck around for the stories

                                                 Operative word Stories

They were my buddie . .

. . O  Tha explains it I get it

What do you get? miffed

I had very few buddies

                         An they didnt say They may have wanted to say but they knew I didnt want to hear

And you call me a prude.

You are

        Youre confusing the two Prude is not committing to an actfinding the act   unsavory for whaever your reasons Not listening to a fingerscrossed salacious story isnt being prudish

blandly Fingers crossed

Statement  Question

Question.

When I was a little kid wed lie cross our fingers behind our back  tha would disallow the lie we told

                                                                                                          Our parents were onto us Whenever they asked us something theyd sit us down an have us place our hands on the table in front of them  Game over

You could still lie.

You could lie We woudnt   Not even to save ourselves from a sound spanking

Anywho  I don thinkcorrect myself believe  I don believe youll ever have to worry about being prepositioned

afternoon,  Monday – Labour Day,  4  9. 23

1218,  2sday,  24  10. 23

Don McLean  American Pie  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5ecvBaqHBk

origami 

had science background so sometimes pulling on wordspulling them apart dissecting he got interesting takes   origami original gamete   game he played with himself rather than just playing with himself

                                                                                                   he went to the post office to mail letters   LETTERS?   Yahletters  something else he also did

                                                                        as a matter of fact he was mailing letters and notesincluded his own letter that were written to him in the 70s fifty years old  to addresses he didnt rememberhe remembered living there but not their addresses moss doesnt grow on a rolling stone an motherfucker he was rollingliving without a care in the worldwithout a care for tomorrowLIVING in the moment

                                                                                               could be he was grateful no one had a camera

it would have been hard to explain the evidence

the mail clerk picked up one of the three yellow envelopes he set on the counter 

she squeezed it

looked at him

               Anything you want to insurewhat’s in this?

Theyre letterswhich do you have

she turned it overhe saw the address upsidedown

                                                     Origami even in that moment his brain teased him Youre a girl ya must remember origami Only guy I ever saw playing withfolding paper was the cop in Bladerunner Harrison Ford Philip K Dicks Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep actor performed in Miami Vice

I believe you folded papercoloured paper as a girl

I did.  I did. her face wistful  

it looked good on her

                      The gal thats going to origamied notesthose tight  stingy  little triangles                

I know them! they were tough to unfold.

A bitch to unfold he smiled

she was still smiling wistfully

Theyre from the seventies

Oh man.

You said it

            I thought theyd enjoy readinem again likely shake out some good memories since they wrote em

They know they’re coming?

Only one the one youre holding

                                   I gottasay Im really enjoying your expression

My expression? she blushed

If I may  a return to your girlhood   Those were the days I gather

   You have no idea . none.

No Although I am happy to have incited them 

                                                Happier yet when I think of people whose memories good moments old letters an other memorabilia are remindedremember

Yes yes.  in her eyes she was faraway

she stumbled throughconcluded his mailings  they wished each other a fine day

 

memorabilia 

trigger

game went off in his head origami  original gamete teedit up

                                                                  memorabilia

   memorable   memorabllabia

O  so many

1638,  Monday,  23  10. 23

1030,  2sday,  24  10. 23

Kenny Loggins  Footloose  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq3Q3FfJkK4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltrMfT4Qz5Y

Michael Sembello  Maniac  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIgJenz0ZK4

Eric Carmen  Hungry Eyes  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g0DMh1Ck_E

Chippendales Audition  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stqG2ihMvP0

Awright Donnie nodding sympathetically  Ive reconsidered

                                                              Id like to extend an olive branch

Really? Regarding which inviolate subject.

Inviolate Lets not get carried away numbnuts

Numbnuts.

            Really looking to soothe the roilhuh?

Aint a gawddamn thing inviolate ya squatting on pussy hindquartersChrist thought there was something more to ya something substantial rather than being butthurt whining Had you back in Chicago ya woudnt have made it out of grade school

               Take the olive branch

Or Ill take it to you

You’re offensiv . .

. . Know me to be otherwiseYa don

                                          Ive reconsidered  I happen to believe thas mighty kind of me

Regarding wisely he skipped inviolate what?

Tinder outcome swiped left

Denied?

Yes  You recall

I do.

Ya do thas amazing 

                      Usually your memorys shit  Carry on blow me away

I remember.

             You thought it was hilarious.  Bets too . .

. . Bets Yah 

              Im sure tha kinda hurt your feelings But shes only a girl friend Youve built her up to something else in your head  She aint  

An she certainly aint All tha

That’s your perspective. You don’t know her like I do.

An I never woud 

                  Ya know how much I dislike using never so tha ought to be tellin

That’s no matter, you said as much not twothree weeks of me seeing her.

Yup Girl friend  Not girlfriend

                                   An you were looking for a girlfriend

   Were getting off the beaten path

We are.

         And so . . your remedy?

Four Tops Walk Away Renee 

                                Rather than a trombone or lack thereof  Wah waah  waaah

Ohjoy! 

          You’re a real piece of work. 

Stop

       Everyone says so

afternoon,  Monday,  4  9. 23

1632,  Monday,  23  10. 23

Four Tops  Walk Away Renee  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojBo_E6w5ZA

silver bullet

back from walkingreading for twoanhaf hours  The Brilliant Abyss

fresh cup of black coffee

sat

     opened on-line

Vox article  Baby Boomers 1946 to ’64 are Ageing. Their kids aren’t ready.

bullet points

  *  By 2030, the US will, for the first time, have more residents over 65 than children.

  *  The physical demands, medical bills, and logistics of caretaking create an immense amount of pressure for millennials.

  *  There’s no magic bullet. However, that doesn’t mean the situation is hopeless.

  *  Caregivers say the time they spent with their parents was invaluable.

                                                                                             actually theres a silver .22

dont tell him no one remembers zip guns

                                          what parent in their right mind would want to take down their kids

their children didnt choose to have them

beats to hell a walk off into the wilderness 

1454,  Monday,  23  10. 23

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23850582/millennials-aging-parents-boomers-seniors-family-care-taker?ueid=50c730cb0ac5cbd04b51d81774de5e3e

I aint sayin somethings wrong  but something aint right thats what woke him

                                                                                 it was raining there was a pack of wolves

for the dogs they kept their distance

the pond outside the cabin had overflowed its banks narrowly cutting the dirtgravel road

walking up the stones under the illfitted cabin door he could see the roof hadnt leaked  hed make a fire

between the people and dogs   They can stay outside.   They aint werent for them some wolves might be fighting over your bones

             between everyone it was going to be a tight fit

night was falling

felt particularly heavy

                           daunting

what to do with a daunting night

   daunt back show teeth

                              barking up the wrong tree to think well rollover

We’ll?

          You.

Wrong

         I aint sayin you aint overestimating yourself  youre underestimating me

I get tha often

it was his secret power super power

he didnt sleep he kept the fire stoked

                                       kept his eyes on sideway eyes one at a time wolf muzzles probing under the door

a revolver rested in his lap

   the rain brokeSUN cut the cloudsblazing hotwhite slipping between breaks and cracks in the chink painted the soft secretive motes that floated in the air

                                        the intense brightness penetrated sleeping eyes waking them

as they rousedpulled off woven hatsscratched their heads he pumped water into a coffee pot tossed in handmilled coffee and hung it over the fire stoking it again

tossed some potatoes into it laid out hardtack pointed to the sieve and tin cups

                                                                                    Im laying down

he laid on a handtied rug with the sun creepingup his back

he was out

 

I aint sayin somethings wrong  but something aint right

        

                                                               . . . it was raining

AM,  Monday,  23  10. 23

Arya kiddin me

                  he turned to Bets  Is he kidding me

You’re turning him off.

Wha about youyou playing

I’ll play.

Excellent Want me to go first 

No no.

        You’ve probably already given it some thoughtI’d like to go first . . maybe open the door for Killjoy.   What’s going on with you?   

Nothing.

Nothing? Certainly acting like it's something.

Hes offended by lactation  Hes a prude 

Donnies shoulders lunged forward feet didnt move like he had something to say but didnt

Man I don have a fuckin clue how your brain works I was breastfed brother sister were too  You say you wereI doubt it

Let it go. If I wasn’t a bit stoned likely I’d be on the sidelines with him.

I’m not on the sidelines.

You are its Bets turn  Ill follow 

                                    But youre not following mewont even follow to make me wrong

There there boys, play nice.

he turned his attention to her  Whadasay

   I’d . say . pear flavored.

Nice

I thought so. 

                 And . . translucent pearflesh colored.

Anagin

Thank you. 

             And bright cherryred nipples . .

. . Fadingedging off to aureole   Big or small

Yes.

      And justright aureoles.

Could I eat one of thoseone of your Gummi Bears

You can eat whatever you can fit in your mouth. she giggled obviously charmed how clever she was 

Im not greedy  Twos plenty

And yours?

   Mine  Yes

               To be honest thought occurred to me but I didnt ponder it  Id get between em an pound em he didnt say

Milky powderblue   A softer red  Large aureoles

Powderblue. Nice. 

                     Would you share a couple with me? I’m not greedy either.

the pair turned to Donnie 

Don’t look at me. I want no part of this.

   Joe.

Bets

It sounds to me that you’ve been with a lactating woman . women maybe . . . beside your wife . .

. . Before my wife

                    Yahyes  I have   Im fond Im a fan

Nuts.  I don't think I'll be forgetting that.

You sayin ya wanna get higher

Maybe . . . if I’ll forget . yeah.

he turned to Donnie Killjoy

                             You heard your girl friend  Fire up another bowl

Anybody else need something to drink

they did

              walkingup the porchsteps into the house

thought wasnt an offbeat ideawas certainly a playful one 

                                                                voluptuous lactating Gummi Bears

afternoon,  Monday,  4  9. 23

1830,  Sunday,  22  10. 23

Chrissie Hynde – Pretenders  I’m a Mother  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x30pMY-YlZc

The shit that comes up in my email Idve thought it go direct to Trash don stop at GO don collect $200

What shit? they asked

Tinder

they howled

irritated him

              I deleted it then followed through an deleted it from my Trash didnt want it leaving any trace fossils or thought of interest  I thought tha crap only came up on smartphones

You know what Tinder is?

Bets Youre a punk so you woud know

I know what it is.

You know wha it is Donnie because you pal around with Bets  Or   Because you went to twothree on-line dating apps

Ive fewer apps on my phone than children with phones  Zip interest anwhy children shoud have em is beyond me

It’s a hook-up app.

Whadaya mean when you say hookup Bets

To have sex.

acting it out Donnie says Swipe right to like, left to dismiss.

Have you played An when someone lefts you does your phone play Wah waah waaah

What are you talking about?

I think when someone gets ditched there oughta be an audio tha goes with it You know furthur the humiliation broadcast it to people around ya while youre out

That’s not funny.

No. said Bets It’s hilarious.

Is Tinder available in all markets  Meat markets

Its geosocial, yeah.

Geosocial  So ya mean your phone is pinging out your location

Makes sense, doesn’t it?

Christ Donnie Ive disabled my G P S but it makes sense ifya wanna get laid

That sounds crass.

Each his own

                 Aahmygawd

Bets caught his expression

                             Ya gonna say.

I am. Ought to be disallowed in Mississippi Arkansas Alabama Oklahoma East Texas Georgia 

                                                                                                    Kintucky

Jesus. Donnie shakes his head

An I think if humiliated wahwaah waaah there ought to be an immediate video option tha allows you to be able to get down on your knees an beg I mean really beg  reallyreally beg 

                                                                   Fuckin hilarious

You’re not funny.

he glanced at Bets 

                      Methinks Donnie has suffered the slings and arrows of WAH

afternoon,  Monday,  4  9. 23

1212,  Sunday,  22  10. 23

Wah . . .  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LukyMYp2noo

Who  Won’t Get Fooled Again  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtb10ZwbReY

. . . How much

She said six grand. 

he flinched

I said six grand.

I heard ya

You didn’t say anything

   I was thinking

                   An how old you say she is

Fifty early fifties.

Why

      Why did she say

I didn’t ask.

Shes fifty  She confides she had a breast augmentation an you were incurious as to why  In a relationship pursuing one

I don’t know I didn’t ask.

Look at me

dramatically he set his coffee down on the outdoor café table and looked up at himWhat? 

                                                                                                anger beginning to crowd his features

If hes thinking to get angry he ought to hold onto his socks  Ill drive him over the wallround the corner

                                                                                                  Thought as much

As much what?

Unenthusiastic  Dead behind the eyes   Euthanised

What the fuck are you talking about?

How can you be so freakin incurious a fifty year old opts for a breast job . .

. . She’s had one before, then had them removed, and now she’s had another . .

. . She admitted that

She did.

She confides in you anya let tha swing in the breeze havent a question any questions any curiosity

About what?

Shes fifty She look thirtyfive

No.

Stymieing me No

                   How old does she look

Older.

Fuck me

         Older than thirtyfive forty fortyfive  older than fifty fiftyfive

Older.

Than

Than?

You heard me

                Where did this conversation take place

At a party a gathering

That twice a year high school reunion . .

. . It’s not twice a year.

Maybe not but as affectionate as you are talking about it throughout the year it feels like twice  She wasnt in your class

No.

A friend of a classmate

No.

An acquaintance or relation of a friend of a classmate  a partycrasher

Cat got your tongue   

What’s with all the questions?

Noyadidnt

What?

A question You asked a question

It was none of my business.

She made it your business

It’s none of my business.

Evasive  Lack details

                       How is it most things you paint with such broad miserable miserable strokes

I get along with . .

. . You don wanna cross anybody You wanna be Mr Nice Guy 

                                                                    Milquetoast ya understand

You’re no nice guy.

No  I aint

afternoon,  Monday,  4  9. 23

1048,  Sunday,  22  10. 23

Alice Cooper  No More Mr. Nice Guy  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huKbLK5aC6Q

Whastha kids name  From the new Dune flicks

Ooh . . Timothee Chalamet. she sighed

Thas it

         Bets   Didya just sigh

I did. He’s dreamy.

YahI don see it but youre a chick  he laughed

                                                    Hows he spell his name   took out  pen and paper

T I M . .

. . Yah Timothy

   . . . O T H E  E

Arya kiddin me

No.  Hothuh?

   No

       Donnie  Ya listenin to your girl friend

turning his attention back to Bets 

                                     He strikes me effete  His last name  How do you spell tha

He’s not effete.

Not to you  Last name please

Chalamet  C H A L A M E T.

Thank you

Why?

Well given your sigh an defense  had a thought percolatecrawl through my head  I think youll appreciate it more than cherries

Would you quit?

I am I am

           Howbout this Chalamet on a charcuterie board  A delicacy   Methinks youd agree

   she eyed him pokerface

he pokerfaced her back

she cracked a smile

                      That’ll get you back in my good graces.  Chalamet charcuterie.

Donnie harrumphed What the hell, am I chopped liver?

Arya not listening to the tone of her voice

                                             Yaint makin the board

   That was very thoughtful of you, Joe.

Owed ya Bets Boys will be Buoys

                                      Thanks for sparing me verse

afternoon,  Monday,  4  9. 23

1647,  Saturday,  21  10. 23

The Buoys  Timothy  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXn0uIF60iU