he had an idea

due diligence

               went to see the other hmmhmmin Maria a week later  early evening

rapped on her screen door

she bouncedup beer in hand cutoff blue jean white vneck tshirt fetching  braless

                                                                                        Whassup Joe?

Not your neck of the woods.

withheld Havent seen ya since I havent seen ya

                                               Was outanabout recognised the neighbourhood

Thought Id stoptake a chance

You’re random.  pushed the screen open   Like a beer?

her followed her inside Yah followed her as far as the diningroom outside the kitchen pulled out two chairs cattycorner

heard two caps fall on the counter

                                     she came out handed him one held two in the other hand

seated heldup the one shed been drinking Mud in your eye.

Na Zdrowie

they drank

              finishing her beer she took a sip from the fresh one  Polack.

Youre German yah

Yeah.  Means less, smaller.

he took an obvious gander at her breasts  only cotton cloth between them and him

she laugheddidnt cover her mouth

                                       You stop to look at my tits?

Kiddo only a fool woudnt admireem

laughing she shrugged like heavy marionettes on strings then swayed side to side

                                                                                           Beers in

Third.  I’m celebratin.

                        she smiled  Happy you’re here you can celebrate with me.

The celebration

Shed my boyfriend.

Quit tolerating his possessiveness

BAMyasaid it.

                 Told him the only place I was cheating was between his ears.

    You gonna tell me it was just a matter of time.

Woudnt be my place

No.

     You’re a good man that way. she smirked   And others.

hed play Others

seems he was attracted to huge dimples  she nearly leered

                                                                 played her cards close Others.

 

seems they had a good idea what they were fishing for

    Whiskey?

You have

I actually have the Redbreast you likeyou recommend.

You do

I do.

      I like itkeep it for special occasions.  This is special. Come. she reeled out of her chairwent into the kitchen

pushingback standing looked out the screen door  thought time flies   purplindusk

she turned the light on over the sink before a window that looked out into the woods behind her place a state park  never to be cut down built on

she was on her tiptoes at the cabinet over the fridge

                                                             legs looked great Help ya with tha

went flatfoot turned to himleaned on the fridge

                                                   Would you be a prince?

Sppose thisll be my ordination

Play your cards right.

    Wha Didnt catch tha he did she knew he did

grinned dimples Nothing.

he brought the bottle down handed it to her

she pulled out the cork

                          Joe. To you.  You always leave women their heads.

took a good pull

                   swallowing handed him the bottle

Maria To head he took a good pull

                                   as he did she took her beer by the neck from the café table and went over to the sink

her reflection in the glass

setting the bottle on the table he picked up his beer walked over stood behind her

                                                                                       they looked at themselves

We should go out some time.

                                    Do you think?

You asking me out

                        You let me in

she blushed  could see it in the window

Jesus Joe.

            absently going to take a sip of beer she fell shortdumped some on her tshirt

cold beer

obvious results

said nothing

               he leaned into herwhispered I can help  dumped his beer on her breasts

Niice  Girls are quick

exhaled Jesus Joe.

Don think we need His help

                           set the bottle on the counter beside the sink stripped her tshirt up

left it over her head gripped her tits nuzzled her neck  enjoyed her and them in the glass

    Jesus Joe.

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Miles Davis  Tatu  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IhDf_wB89c

Well look at you

she looked up into her dressing mirror at him leaning armup in the doorway

I havent seen you since I havent seen you

she didnt startdidnt cover her throat chest delicious with either hand above her chemise

humouredsly What are you doing here?

Earl  Returnin him a couple books he let me

she kept looking at him in the mirror he had expected her to turn

he ran his hand slowlydown the doorjamb while turning fullbody into it  squaringup

                                                                                           Can I come in

   she didnt say

he entered casually  loosely shut the bedroom door behind him if it closed  they werent listening for its shushlistening for wood kissing wood

You haven’t seen me?

No Havent seen you since I havent seen you

    smiled a slight smile enough to part her lips taking a cokespoon divot of what could become wonderfullydeep dimples

Not since Heaven.

It wasnt seven

No.

      We wanted our time.

I thought it was deftif it was . . .

                                   her green eyes glinted

                                                             . . . deft as it was  two Marias

Hmmhmmin Maria  if I asked her

                                       he walked towards where she sat at the dresser

she watched

                in the mirror

And our bodies very similar.

                                her chemise   implicit

standing directly behind her did not once shift her body  he looked over her shoulderdown into her sugarbrown cleavage

    her chemise   explicit

Who was who

                 the ask  which did what

her terrific smile blossomed like suddenredrose

he put a hand on one shoulder

                              ran his thumb from the nape of her neck to her jaw her cheek  her dimple

I love these

    Who was whowho did what?

                                      I don’t think so.

I could imagine ways to make you  confess

We agreed.  No.

No means no

    Yes it does.

It does

slowly

           they watched in the mirror

gently

          watching in the mirror  he ran his thumb to her chin  beneath  to her throat

sloowly acrosscaressing her collarbone to hollowhappening where it met her shoulderwhere  deftly  he slipped it underhooked the thin chemise strap

he watched her in the mirror

                                You wouldnt have to say

No?

    No

         We coud   we coud recreate heaven without a closet

I he gentled her strap over an inch  I coud   blindfold you

                                                                 her breathcaught eyelidslashes fluttered

    You woudnt have to say a wordI coud know

                                                    A word other than  yes  or no

he leaned against her back

                                 to encourage her

slipped the strap a hafinch over

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    So  have to imagine there are linesbright lines  tha have run through your life mileposts distinct markers which have informed possiblyformed  your life

Where’s this coming from?

Conversation

                Communication   communing

I grewup twothousands miles from hereyou got me by three years in age yet were somewhat contemporaries

   Comparisons  comparing

Influences

So what do you want to know?

Know

         I suppose thas for you to say

Whell . . . I don’t know what you want me to say.

Nothing

          I asked wha I thought was a simply questionoff the top of your head

Influences

What do you mean?

    I thinkNo  no

                    I believeI know  its inherent in the word

My fathe . .

. . Not familial You   Personally

You said influences.

I did

My father was a huge influence.

Ever think too huge

                         Or was large enough to have been a detrimentas you know  my father wasnt

I revered him. 

                 He wasn’t a detrimen . .

. . Curbed you

What do you mean . . curbed?

Altered

Altered what?

Decisions

             Decisions wha shoud have been yours alone

Finances aside

What do you mean finances?

Financial influence

                      I paid my parents nominal rent from the time I was thirteen which was preceded by things I wanted tha I knew they woudnt afford me so it fell to me

Finances

You paid rent?

I was responsible

                      Influences  Bright lines

    I don’t know.

Not off the top of your head

I don’t know.

Maybe Ill inspire you

Off the top of my head

                         The Beatles Nam Kennedy-King-Kennedy assassinations Moonshot Watergate Lennon September Eleven Insurrection

Bright lines

               Like freakin lasers

Oh, I thought you meant people.

People events traumas draumas

                                       Anything tha stirredup passions

Ya got those  right

I do.

    Friend  I hope your marriage vow was more enthusiastic

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Youah you ingest fiber?

I have  Metamucil

                      Years ago to help offset medications I was prescribed

I liked it an awful lot tastes like Tangwhich went into outer space  As a kid friends had at their houses but my parents refused to buy it

Told us water was just fine

Thahappens when feedin a household of eleven

    You

Every day since my colon perforation and resulting surgery.

I remember Tha was years ago

                                       Still

Every day.

            But not you?

Nah

      Youve heard the saying hair of the dog   Mythic

Yes.

In my household hair of the cat

You have four cats.

Yes I do Lovem to bits

                           I used to fish hair out of my coffee or teastopped  they love jumping up on the desk as I write letters work on the PCGoogle the hell out of things as part of research  I call it research though its nothing more than curiosity

You can understand why I have cats

                                        Only critter Ive found as curious as me

Cat hair  My fibre

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You’re inappropriate. 

                         he wondered if she was fuckin with him Yah

                                                               Yah

In my experience Ive found tha in certain circumstances rather than give words or actions any credenceany kind of validity  rationality

                       Best shoot it in the headput it out of its misery

Which then alleviates mine 

                             After havin to hear  see   tolerate its momentary existence

    Yours was a real Jim dandy hers was a dandy expression   he didnt strike any chords

                                                                                               Thas a litotes

Ironic understatement

You were inappropriate approachin me

                                          I just sent you packing in the most polite manner I coud muster at the time

Ive given it some thought since

                                Attha moment  ya got the best I had

Hence my opprobrium

                        Your problem

Well I’m going to HR.

Don do acronyms

Human Resources.

Ah  Yes Thank you

                         Before ya do I suggest ya talk with some of our coworkers some management managers an tellem whaya stepped in wha line whoya crossed

                                                     You must have missed my No Trespassing sign

Quickly

         It reads Trespassers Will Be Violated

But I was good

                      I did not violate you

 

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So youre thrilled by binary blackanwhite images being manipulated

                                                                          Kinda like I ask a yesno question

Answer is obfuscated blurred

Cant say honestly  Toss a fuckin coin

                                           Yadon see the problem though

I don’t see what’s wrong touching up an image.

Lets see

          Insist its not a photo illustration deepfakes synthetic media not tha anyoneany entity woud want to augmentalter my image

                            Still

My image isnt available an Im not makin it so

                                                 No screen presence don facetime don skypedon know if thas a thing anymore or care annot tha in its heyday I wasnt pressed

How will the grandbabies get to know you?

Same way I got to know mine

                                Face to face flesh and blood   Reality

Not on some projectedpixilated screen

We need high-def.  See whas around him.

    Anwhas with you

                        I asked you about the colour wheel

Yagave me gibberish

                           Again

Roy G Biv.

             A mnemonic device.

    Im not familiar  All ears

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

I don see a difference between indigo an violet

Most people can’t.

Needed the I to enhance the devise

                                      Coud have said B V Ddropped the D werent talkinbout underwear   Gstring

I asked about primary colours

    Oh.  I thought you meant light.

I can see the confusion

                            Sittin right in front of it

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Pink Floyd  Any Colour You Like  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8pEjmZVx3k

it ticked himTurner ticked him at the time

                                              Filmmakers had a choice  They chose blackanwhite

Colourised  False

I disagree. I’m watching old films on youtube, American cities, World War Two, First World War, they’re fantasti . .

. . Colourised

                 Horseshit

Now if the producers went back say cars  learned what colours cars were manufactured in an replicated those colours womens clothing childrens toys window signage curtains housepaints for those particular houses  bricks  ya woudnt have an argument from me

But I woud hazard they didnt

You don’t know that?

You do

         Did those historical organisations beyond allowing blackanwhite archival films photographs vet or actually create the product tha titillates you

I wouldn’t say titillat . .

. . I did

I don’t know. What I know is I’m really enjoying them.

                                                           If you watc . .

. . I woudnt

But if you did . .

. . This kinda brings us back to an early discussion we had

You changing things up on me?

Not necessarily

What then?

    I asked if you could stay in your house for ten days without seeing anyone

Oh no, not that.

What did you say

You know what I said.

Yes I do However its pertinent just now you do

                                                    Whadidyasay

I said I could.

Yah

     Donmake me finish your astonishing declaration

It wasn . .

. . It was

            Finish it

I said I could . . . but I didn’t want to.

Therefore

            Not wanting to you coudnt

Therefore

            If I don want to watch a colourise film I wont   I cant

You always twist things around.

No Bringem to their obvious conclusion

                                           If someone say you  doesnt want to do something they you  will not

I coud is not doing

    Therefore my bitch at colourising blackanwhite binary recorded product is naturally dishonest  A lie

People will embellish lies to makem palatable possibly  even   not a lie

                                                                                  Its a fuckin lie

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Fleetwood Mac  Little Lies  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIYthyp2lto

God, you remember snowblowers?

dude stepped in itwasn lettin him go

                                        all innocentlike Snowblowers

Yeah, hold ‘em up, shake ‘em madly, watch the snow swirl.

    Globe restrained his heehees

That’s what I said.

Nah  yadidnt

Snow globes, I said snow globes. Snow.  Globes.

Globe Single syllable

                        Snowblowers three grew up in southern Californiawoudnt see much snow there though  family had a vacation cabin in the mountains   Skied

Yasaid snowblowers

    I did not.

Yadid

        Anby the colour creepin into your face Im a little surprised youre not admitting yadid

Just you an me

    I don’t think I did.

Let me say  I don think

                           I know

But you knew what I meant.

Not until you talked about holding a snowblower up an shakin it quote watch the snow swirl

                                                                                                   I made money shoveling snow in Chicago

Have never used a snowblower or woud I

Theyre effete

They’r . .

. . No they are not

                      Theyre loud obnoxious  May save fat people from heart attacks an there were an are a lot of fat people there

Mr Smith A guy I used to work weekends all year long died shoveling snow after I left

                                                                                             Said snowblower  dude

I really don’t think I did.

    Then ya shoud have used believe Theres assuredness therefree of doubt

Hereya go Absolute

                       Buwait you don believe in tha   believe because of your scientific mathematical reasoned mind

Yasaid snowblower

                         Say it

Get it off your plate

Ill not go back to it

Snowblower.

My wha a big boy

                      Thank you

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