-- I already got the mail
-- I figured you had he
had already doublechecked it unknown to her
Why did he do that
Why did he deceive her what was
the point of lying
What ever is
the point of lying
What was that edge one thought
they gained by lying
Because
when
a lie is discovered
and its when not if eventually peering out of some innocuous
remark
a gilded hair in the ointment lipstick
on a cigarette butt or dark coffee cup crystal glass
then every word ever uttered
is
suspicious
Truth was
his vigor and power wasnt in words or argument
not psychology
it lived in his physicality
his
brawn deceptively hidden under conservative clothing and manners
on the very rare occasion he plucked
a fib he wondered how it was she didnt
hear its bottlerockets wick hiss smell burning sulfur or it zip whisk away up
into the tree
canopy and burp
catch that firefly on its
erratic surly rudderless flight
Truth was
he
didnt have the capacity or patience to braid lie upon lie twisting it into
something that could withstand a shift in weight or desultory scrutiny
Truth was
the
truth
1524, Saturday,
12 4. 14
