casting a glance across the
street at the opposite corner he asked
They makin a statement
Making a . . . what are you
talking about? Who?
Across the street
she looked
she looked confused What?
The tree The rock
looking again she saw that the
redwoods trunk was looselywrapped up to a reaching height yellow plastic tape on the ground angled off before it near the
curb a sharpbroken goodsized granite boulder also strung
Says on the tree Do Not Cross On the rock Crime Scene
Cop tape Houseowner a cop
I’ve no idea. I haven’t seen this before.
Not before
he stoppedthey stopped
walking
No.
When I last visited they were
bound ifya can call tha bound not
restraining Sampson Prometheus chained liver noshed
she
shook her head Samson? Prometheus?
You woudnt say
No I wouldn’t.
Then Im happy I did
Whas the
statement
Does there need to be a
statement?
Arts a statement
Art?
You think that’s art?
I think its a display of some
sort
It can be art
I think that’s a stretch.
Lets stretch gimme a statement
she looked him in the face
You’re serious?
I am
Call it a stretch of the imagination
Ill call it bondage inanimate
bondage makin sure they don run off in the middle of the night
Bondage?
Or tape excess tape leftover the
end of the roll that they the owner chose not to let to go to waste to incite minds
attract an fix wandering eyes
Ponder
No. Nothing.
Can we go?
Not inspired huh
No.
But we know it doesn’t take much for
you. Easily entertained.
I am
Thank you for stopping with me
she grabbed his jackets lapel tippytoed
kissed himgave him a peck
Whastha for
There’s more where that came from
when we get to your place.
he laughedacted like he was going
to cross the street
What? Where
you going?
Untie the rock free it use the tape on you
It says Do Not Cross it's talking to
you. And you do not want to cross me.
Woud I be crossing you
I prefer your arms and hands and
mouth.
he laughed
Well then lets get going
0930, Thursday,
11 4. 24
1049, Reggaefriday,
26 4. 24