he baarely caught it

he was prone to his eyes and ears playing tricks on him his senses had too much fun at his expense

                                                                                                           Come on ya kiddin me

they tried to stuff their giggles behind their handsholding them over their mouths   real funnyfunny fuckers

Ya messin with me

acting like children occasional snorts erupting

Before I say anything

                         Did I hear him correctly

Whadaya think?

I aint thinking thats why Im asking

Ain’t saying.

Hanging me out to dry

Maybe.  Maybe not.

                      Ask.

his senses loved it when they made an ass out of him

                                                         fortunately he didnt have an ego to bruise   Im asking

Certainly you are. We’ll be paying attention.SNORT

Funny

We’re a riot.

 

he halfturned

               Sorry, your voice trailed off at the end of wha ya were saying Don think I heard ya right

What was I saying?

Christ ya don listenremember wha ya were saying

Sometimes I lose my train of thought. 

In the next instant

Sometimes.  A lot of stuff runs through my head.

Stuff  Stuffed   Thas accurate

                                 Not much of a train man

Can’t help it.

              What did you think you heard? If you say maybe I can gather loose ends and tell you what I . . . may . have said.

Yah

Here he goes! his senses chimed

Fuckin guys

              Damn right Im going

We won’t be able to catch you.

Thawas never part of the calculation

Then shaddup already an ask.

I am

he cleared his throatSomething bout . ridiculous . . ya cum quarts

I cum quarts?

Thas wha I saidthought I heard ya say

                                            Is tha wha ya said or no 

No. Definitely not.

Whadya say

               Im tryin hard not to go off on some crazy tangent anya know I can run a mile before I catchup with myself

Yes, I know, and I never catch up . . association . .

. . Ya gonna play your association gambit

I am.

It doesnt work regularly

No.  It doesn’t.

                    You thought you heard cum quarts.  Cum.  Quarts.     Cum.     Quarts.  Cumquarts.HA  Got it!

Yawanna give it to me

OHyes, you . . I said kumquats, was talking about kumquats, something about them . . . what I don’t remember, but kumquats . . . I’m sure.  he rolled his eyes

his senses squealed

Havin fun boys

You’re a scream!

Im a scream

             Fuck me  He cant remember wha he was talkinbout  Kumquats    I like my cum quarts better

Cum quarts cum quarts cum quarts

                                 he could imagine them holding hands in a big circle an dancing round an round an round his terribly gay humoured senses

they did keep him on his toes

had to give them that

1509,  Saturday,  12  2. 22

1232,  Saturday,  19  2. 22

Awright! Who deserves a beater?

even as the eldest child he pulled back  reticent

                                                  he needed to hear his mother ask again to assure himself he heard her correctly   he didnt want a beating  he crossed his parents often so no sense taking a spanking for nothing though theyd say if he was spanked incorrectly itd work out for the times he should have gotten one but didnt

he was pretty fucking sure his accrued interest would carry into adulthood

Who deserves a beater?

vanilla poppyseed cake

Oh shit yes

           I do he raised his hand they were standing in the kitchen around the eight chair wood table he had no idea why he raised his hand like at school desperate to be recognised when he knew the answer  then he learned he could act like he did raise his hand and the teacher wouldnt call his bluff

during parent – teacher conferences his teachers remarked how enthusiastic he was to participate during class time

OHyah me

           he got a beater

his sister got the other

his brother a year younger got the spatula

his little brother got the bowl that he kneeled on a chair at the table and went after with his fingers

the whole while he licked the beater tentatively at first he imagined his tongue caught between them as they spun

Freaked him out his tongue laceratedblood flung everywhere or tore out of his head by its roots

wasnt until he had licked one spoke cleansavored the sweet vanilla batter and seeds that the image subsided quit

2152,  Saturday,  12  2. 22

0957,  Saturday,  19  2. 22

she was a no-nonsense kinda gal

he wanted to get into her pants

he had wanted to get into her pants even before he realeyesed how much they had in common 

they often were ridiculous at the coffeehouse where they were introduced

                                                                             discreetly he had went between tables interruptingasking complete strangers if they knew the attractive woman sitting at a table near the piano

they did not

              although a young woman entering the shop after him overheard him  she said she did Buy me a coffee?  

Definitely

she said what she liked 

shed take a table and wait for him

when he returned to the room she was sitting at the table by the piano with the woman he wanted an introduction to

he walked up

Excuse me he said to the woman he bought the coffee for  Ah . I . . he didnt know her namehadnt asked . I believe . . your coffee

Yes, thank you, if you wouldn’t mind setting it down, please.

he did

she took a sip and returned to the book she was readingstudying  virtually excused him

      Jesus

               Bought in hook line and sinker

he turned to pants

                     When I walked in I couldnt help but notice ya . .

. . I noticed.

You  Noticed

You.  Blind.

I am Whas your name he extended his hand to her Its not often people guess my name thoughactually its Very . Very Blind

she laughed though seemed to in spite of herself she didnt cover her mouthhe liked that had deep dimples he really wanted to get into her pants

                      taking his hand I really shouldn’t, my mother told me not to talk to strangers.

Ya oughta though Im more than a stranger

                                              Unlikely youll ever meet anyone stranger than me

her laughter piqued impossibly her dimples grew deeper

                                                            collecting herselfstill holding his hand That line work for you?

Donknow  Did it

it did

her name was Eniiyi she said it meant integrity

he said Im Joe paraphrased a line from Pulp Fiction American names dont mean anything 

 

getting to know her better

getting into her pants 

he knocked her out when he admitted it

                                           That’s funny!when we met I was thinking I wanted to get into yours. 

she was a tease 

he knew two distinct things about her

she was black

she was blunt

                  he went back an forth between them

black an blunt

blunt an black

Are you doing that thing again?

I am

Make a decision put it to bed or I’ll beat you black and blue.

Eniiyi

        black an blunt

2234,  Saturday,  12  2. 22

1106,  ReggaeFriday,  18  2. 22

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/dcac9db5-56a1-46a7-bee6-207ed61bce29

well probably aint going to Disneyland this time around remember BushCheneys Wet Dreamtheir unmitigated lies an Crap

     he knew it then 

this bit will be set

                  yanked up in between jawsbetween teeth

hardwood heels dug deep in between ribs

Know any good dirges

                          humanUnkinds continued insouciant idiocy

2029,  ReggaeFriday,  18  2. 22

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-biden-gives-update-on-u-s-diplomatic-efforts-amid-tensions-with-russia-over-ukraine

Mason Proffit  Voice of Change  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mCCQnGb3BQ

confounded him

                tucked in a paperback The Final Country by James Crumley he found a piece of folded bluelined notebook paper

the paper itself wasnt the culprit

                                  he forever folded paper and placed it at the back of books in case something occurred to him as he walkedread so he could capturepen it and later elaborate  he also dated and timed it

what confounded himbecause he rarely did it was a list he committed to the page

celery

garlic

chicken bouillon

cans – catfud

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

the grocer was only a mile an a half off
                                        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

      

  still

      confoundedshocked   he was flummoxed he had actually made a list in Twothousandthirteen

he held himself to a high standard

figuring when he got older he wanted to maintainkeep greased the coils of his brain with hot percolating oils  

1009,  Thursday,  17  2. 22

1741,  Thursday,  17  2. 22

Elvin Jones & Richard Davis  Summertime  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC1PzuBiduA

innocence

taking the Fifth Amendment

                              Hmm   what did the Former president say about people who took the 5th Amendment 

Aah  he said “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the 5th Amendment?”

curiously his son Eric took the 5th more than fivehunred times when he was last deposed

1820,  Thursday,  17  2. 22

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/17/judge-will-rule-on-trump-new-york-subpoena-fight-thursday-afternoon.html

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-innocent-fifth-amendment/ 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-19/eric-trump-invoked-fifth-amendment-about-500-times-n-y-ag-says

Six four four six four four six four four 

                                        thats what it sounded like

an unseen bird calling

unseen because he was sitting on the pot reading The Dead and the Ugly  Joy Williams

the bird was insistent Six four four six four four

                                                   could have played drums kept beat or bass keeping the bassline Six four four six four four

                      thats what it sounded like

numerology meandered into his head

                                      all sorts of things crept into his headhe didnt keep the doors locked windows were flung wide open

he had critters insects spiders

he liked to think he was home

                                often he was pulled off point because a new one emerged like the submarine Seaview from the television show Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea  points erupted

   HA

       he remembered numerology did the unseen bird know numerology six plus four plus four fourteen one plus four five

         AH 5 the master of change  adaptable thrives in different environments social situations happiest when things feel fresh high energy filled with possibilities when things feel routine predictable 5 flies off to the next thing that which is more captivating “The only thing five is truly attached to is being unattached.”

                                                                                            he read it as Norwegian Wood 

since  whenever he heard Six four four six four four six four four he would cry Hello Norwegian Wood when it pausedtook a breath  

                      he hoped the pause that followed before it cry again was one of perplexion

1009,  Thursday,  17  2. 22

1408,  Thursday,  17  2. 22

Seaview emersion  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShtCdgQMqW0  https://www.numerology.com/articles/about-numerology/single-digit-number-5-meaning/

Beatles  Norwegian Wood  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_V6y1ZCg_8

one mans overdose is another mans murder

                                                     Whadafuck that mean   he dreamt it

he didnt feel accountablecouldnt be held accountable for a dream

Your honour  it was only a dream

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.

Though a high percent arearent they

                                         I was dreamingI wasnt conscious I sleeping lying in my bed  I wanna hear the recitation of the statute that an person unconscious during the commission of a crime can be charged

Ya think this is some kind of workaround

Thats a nifty idea though

                           Hmm  Don get him started

Whaif OD was a marked man but saved the culprit their dirty work

                                                                       Gotta send flowers 

A floral wreath girdled by a shiny printed ribbon  Thanks, Bub.

Imagine the raised eyebrows Thanks, Bub.

                                              Thats fucking priceless

however nothing explains the desiccated cut-off hands found on the floor above the deadmans head the hands appear to belong to the same individual  a left a right  bummer if they werent it was a fucking dream off my case fingerprints would ascertain the fact  if the person prson he misstroked he liked it too a vowel off of prison  if the person had been fingerprinted

             hed been arrested in Chicago Miami Hamilton Montana Minneapolis LA  he didnt take lip from no one  had they been his hands the authorities would knowstartled he brought his hands up to his face to make sure he had his  he did 

        shook his headthought Some poor bastard  it was a gruesome dream

one mans overdose is another mans murder

convenient

Whawere the odds

drug kingpins know who they are

players know who they are

keep stone quiet or ones dead

the rub the stop

                 stop is  He will die   You will die

He dies It stops for you

You die It stops for you

                           theres an equation in there but he wasnt willing to dig in to fashion it  hed leave it to an egghead 

         like hed leave it to an egghead to muster proof evidence  he killed while he slept

Ssshh shush  Thats a secret

0744,  Saturday,  12  2. 22

1316,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  16  2. 22

Alvin Jones  Song of Rejoice After Returning from a Hunt  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0md4-_2Aupo 

“There are greenshoots here.”

                               not his words wished they were  he immediately understood the concept  he didnt take a plant down until he was sure it was completely dead often he didnt as he preferred their deadconfiguration to their absence

because he might be wrong and greenshoots appeared

the words were Chai Komanduris

                                  his motto “Instead of letting differences separate us, why not use these differences to bring us together.”

he agreed

but who is us

us are literate

              he read an article that reported fiftyfour percent of American adults from sixteen he had an issue qualifying sixteenyear olds as adultsparticularly contemporary sixteenyear olds to seventyfour COULD NOT read at a Sixth grade level

he read at a high school level when he was nine

but he was a reader

his mother fed him booksread to him when he hadnt learned yet

that wasnt cheating

the world unfolded

the world was on pages

he had a dull ache

                   it was fromhe was confident that Americas dismal illiteracy has been a public plan been in-the-works for better than a generation  an intentionaldeliberate act  tossing sand in the gears  for leadingnot really unquestioning idiots is easier than having to answerbe exercised by so-very-inconvenient questions

he hoped there were greenshoot

                                  rather than deadsticks to be burned

after 1800hrs,  Twosday,  15  2. 22

1120,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  16  2. 22

https://coloradonewsline.com/2021/07/28/literacy-rates-are-falling-and-democrats-could-lose-big/ 

it thought he didnt see it

he could tell by its gait nonchalant no hurry  nothing to see here

                                                                     Whadaya lookin at, buddy?

Im lookin at you

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

OH I’m so pleased.

                      No. Really.  Stop.

Am I truly bothering ya

Yes.

Then my apologies

                    It wasnt my intention to be an interlopervoyeur I thoughtI was grateful that I  I was am probably the sole witness to your adventure  perhaps the onset of your next adventure

My.  I wasn’t thinking, my apologies.

                                          However I really must be off.  Goodbye.

Goodbye

Off it hustled which was inaccurate

                                      it strolled

a brittle fallen live oak leaf strolling down the descending driveway to parts unknown

1420,  ReggaeFriday,  19  11. 21

1217,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  16  2. 22

Why is it rhetorical everyone believes life is about them they regarded themselves heliocentric

he didnt

         hed admit perhaps everyone was overly broad  however when he considered things he usually sought to view them appeal to them objectively

when he said he didnt

                        he meant he tried hard to negate considerations for himself to amelioratedevise the best solution

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

it had been his first opportunity to see them and their daughter per Trump virus dictates

Jamie her husband had a previous engagement

he said he expected to return by lunch 

Jamie left shortly after he woke showered and breakfasted with them

Elsie he incessantly teased her about being named for Bordens cow she had great udders she didhe told her so

                                                                                                                anif she hadnt met Jamie when she did  he was dallying with the prospect of dating her they had been friends for a couple of years and he truly didnt want to risk their friendshiprelationship romantically  it was more than apparent she was cool to pairing sexually

                   she chastised him for being loose  Loose  Excuse me all to hell loose  an appellation I believe  reserved for women  Do not attempt to debase or demoralise a zesty candid sexual affair or try to make it more significant than it was Don be a prude  but she was an reason why he dragged his feet despite the attractive attributes which drew him to her in the first place

How long she asked have we been friends?

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?

Because I was gazing at the clock when I heard the door open an you walked in I saw you before you met me

Advantage  Me

Advantage You.

                       So why didn’t you take your advantage?

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

If friends for seven years, friends for life.

                                             I am terribly happy you’re in my life.

she began to weep

he embraced her

                   Me too  Me too

not ten minutes later Jamie walked in and saw Elises upset

                                                               What’s wrong, love?

I was talking to Joe about the likelihood that he and I . . and you . will be friends for the rest of our lives.

his face got pinched wasnt that reserved for women 

                                                          Oh I see, you’re so terribly happy Joe is in your lif . .

. . Jamie  he interrupted  Maybe the next words out of your mouth will be Wha am I  chopped liver Christ Elsie is your wife the mother of your child possibly first of many

                                                      Get over yourself Please

Jamie didnt meet his gaze harrumphed then left the room

You’ll have . .

. . NO  Don ya daredon ya dare make excuses for him I wont hear them  Im headin out for provisions for dinner As I told you if you put me up Id thank you with a dinner I expect Jamie will have his head on right by the time I return If he doesnt Im afraid Ill be drinking alone since youre breastfeeding

1444,  Sunday,  6  2. 22

2131,  Twosday,  15  2. 22

he scratched his headlooked perplexed actually a bit stern

                                                             he said I cant say yaoughta pursueYes I understand its your dream but I cant encourage you to become a standup comedian

Ouch.

        I didn’t ask . .

. . No ya didnt but I would be remiss if I didnt at least try to dampen your fervor

It’s my dream.

Dream then ya wakeup

Why would you say that?

Perspective

             Ive gone to comedy showsfollowed various artists all exhibit a certain . panache . . your material lacks that . an punch

You like raw performers.

I do

I don’t do raw.

No you don

            Your jokes tend towards blanched overcooked  flaccid . .

. . Don’t pull no punc . .

. . Ya know I wont

                    My intent isnt to be hurtful . rather honest

Brutally hones . .

. . Brutally  A character trait

Awright. Anything you might suggest?

I have a suggestion ifya truly wanna hear

I asked didn’t I? 

Ah at last some moxie he thought

                                    Yadid I think a good comedian can blow themselves on stage ana really good comedian can make themselves cum women includedthey can give themselves head ifya think blow is too gender specific

JesusChrist.

Ya asked

              An I betcha He can  Hes a scream 

1427,  Sunday,  6  2. 22

1647 or 457pm,  Twosday,  15  2. 22