he watched the full moon ascend and peak
he kept excusing himself as he went
outdoors to admire it
he mentioned that he was admiring
it for her too if she wished hed grab an unused dresser mirror from a bedroom
closet and angle it so she could see the moon too
If you like Ill do anything for you
If you like Ill do anything for you
she declined
: : I
can see it fall on your face, see it in your eyes when you come back in.
Im a poor substitute for the moon
love
:
: You underestimate yourself, Dad.
Youre kind
:
: As you say, I’m not kind; I’m
honest.
I cant refute you
:
: No. No you can’t.
onefortyone in the morning
the moon stared blithely at him
no shrinking violet he stared
back wideeyed unflinching
she perfected herself directly
above a seventy foot palm from where he stood the palm across the backyard in a neighbours yard the tree was fastidiously trimmed
between the pair they looked like an inverted
exclamation point – not to put too fine a point on the moment – piqued him
to grin like a hyena
he lingered in the yard anxiously watching the full moon anxious to be inside with his daughter
One
more moment he breathed
the moon and he eyeballed each other
finally he said Goodnight bubi
turning to go inside and share
his warm ivorypaint with his daughter he liked thinking bubi replied to him
specifically Back atcha, Polack.
1154, Friday,
10 1. 20
1550, Thursday,
21 5. 20