Point No Point

                 didnt look over at him said it straight ahead matter of fact

   What’s that?

Wasnt Camano

What’s that?

An island

And the point?

No Point

            Woudnt be to anyone other than me an mine 

Who’s . . . mine?

No need to know

I don’t know anything. was torqued

   No

No?

Yes   No

So why say?

Didnt realise you were listenin

I wa . .

. . This time   In this moment  Buys no reprieves

                                                     Chalk it up to inopportunity  unfortunate   Misfortunate

No hair off your head have no skin in the game

   I’m curious.

Tha buys nothin

                     Which you know

You can be a real fuck.

   Which you know

the birds in the trees over their heads grew real loud

                                                          sounded like an argument

Noisy

   What?

             I didn’t hear what you say.

I wasn’t listening.

Said noisy

Ah.

      Thought . . . nosey.

Thought wrong

                     Werent listenin

2050,  Thursday,  27  2. 25

2148,  day-between-2-Ts,  5  3. 25

they hadnt met in awhile

for three people they had waay too many moving partsnot him he was content with his exceptionally low carbon footprint

                  Maw an Paw said Waste not, want not.  as Biblical as they ever got

they knew what they were talking about  nine children his maternal grandmother lived in their home

the others  widows were galavanteers

                                                       galavanters wasnt giving them credit enough

they traveled around the globe

they took group tours

he asked groped tours

they said Ain’t none of your damn business, is it?

they were right

then theyd smile

                    Who the fuck knew

case in point they were simply moving targets

                                                  his Paw said  Boy, a movin’ target’s hard to hit.

his paternal Grandfather said Don’t shoot at a running rabbit. Wait. He’ll stop, get up on his hindlegs, check the terrain, check if they’re being pursued, shoot ‘em then.

ate lotsa rabbit and squirrel growingup

the Sues

           made it easy to remember their names

one Sue didnt have children her galavanting was an simple easy continuation of what she and her husband enjoyed

the other Sue had sons

                          one autistic  on the spectrum  the eldest

he interruptedintoned  Were all on the spectrum

My boy she replied is really on the spectrum.

                                                 Nearly fifty, he never learned how to drive, but is now somehow convinced, or was convinced, that what he ought to do is learn, buy a car, deliver food and make his fortune.

he laughed

she deadpanned him

Wha Thas funny

It’s not.

   Yaknow wha Id suggest

the other Sue snickered

                           Ohbrother, here it comes.

What would you suggest?

Talk him into standup comedy

                                 I believe theres few autistics who do an their wild take on things will likely catch people with their pants down

Who knew

she gave him a withering look

Those gimlet eyes doncha gimleteyes me

                                           Black humourbut don bring tha up with him he might think a blackface autistic comedian woud be a scream the rage

   Although

Coud be

the other Sue Jesus, Joe.

Were often confused NO

                          If I put my mind to it I coud probably put a schtick together  though Id be alluding Out of your sons mouth he coud coud  Im sayin coud   crush it

   Is he funny lookin

2PMish,  Thursday,  27  2. 25

1321,  day-betrween-2-Ts,  5  3. 25

Overton Window PERIOD which took the place of the actual punctuation in his mind

whenever he had the needgot a bug up his ass to try to be superior to him hed roll out abrupt  terse words ending in PERIOD

what it did for him he had no clue

Balance.  Counterpoise.

   Continue  I follow

You follow?

Of course which whenever he said incited him

You know what I’m talking about?

I said of course

he rarely believed him when he said Then what is it? a petulant child

he stuffed Woudya growup

                        Truly continue your discourse but Ive gotta say regarding counterpoise I have to tickle myself  Counterporpoise

Image is delicious a vivacious gray wet watermelon feel if you havent touched or held a porpoise

You’re changing the subject . . obfuscatin . .

. . Overton Window

                      An approach to identifying ideas that define the spectrum shook his head like Jimmy Durante albeit Durantes comedic shake to exascerbate his bulbousnose were all on it  define the spectrum of acceptable governmental policies at any one time They can be enlarged ideasconcepts changed or diminished

The window tha politicians typically act freely within thathey consider acceptable we good

   We good he was being petulant

1530,  Monday,  3  2. 25

1149,  day-between-2-Ts,  5  3. 25

https://www.mackinac.org/OvertonWindow#top

Jimmy Durante  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMLANn9ujqE

they were as easily entertained as he

                                          hence  easy fast companions

a parcel arrived from his daughter

he expected it the day before but the post office isnt what it once was and it seemed if felon has its way Yes its he neutered felon every chance he got spunks longgone  the post office wont ever be again

   the ponies and riders that died during Pony Express will have died in vain

entertainment

                  cats cant resist an opened box

he emptied the box his daughter sent and set it on the floor leaving the cardboard flaps extended theyd have to leapupover them to get inside

they watched him he believed in anticipation as he unpacked it the three sitting nearly hip to hip

there was a pecking order

                             the queen october her kittens shy a female bomber a huge orange tabby took after his old man Robert who was one of his four outdoor ferals who also adored open boxes                                                                                                                  however

would the order survive their temptation

   NO

the box begged

                 bomber shy went to all fours casually titillated wandered to opposite sides

for shits and giggles he thought to step to the remaining sidebut before completing his thought they launched simultaneously UP INeachs four feet landing within a fiveinch square their chests pressed together heads averted slightly cheek to cheek

                                 hadnt seen anything like that since college Miami a small seethingbubbling hot tub five naked coeds pressed breasts to breasts     

he inserted himself in their midst

                                      also nakedcouldnt help himself

they were awfully high

the girl he brought to the party took exception

she left

he tried to cajole her

                       Awcomon I know we can squeeze you in lots of squeezingtugging goinon under the bubbles

   she drove

it was a long walk home

it didnt occur to him to mind it

1525,  Monday,  3  2. 25

1018,  day-between-2-Ts,  5  3. 25

if it was a squirrel a groundsquirrel a driver might speedupswerve to hit it

                                                                                  but it was a chipmunk

a very fuckincute chipmunk

   and it knew it

he saw it fiftyeasy yards down the road when he glimpsed over the top of his book to discern the lay of the land before him as he walkedread so he wouldnt walk into something  into someone

                                                                                        very few someone ever                

Pedestrians

                 pedestrian

cars rushedup behind him as he kept to the shoulder of the road no sidewalks

                                                                                   who wants to cleanup the mess a twohunred pound man would make on the roadwould make of their car

but a squirrel groundsquirrel no sweat 

                                           discriminately offing one no accountabilitynone

Hell even after an animals killed on the road other cars often came along and smashed it rendering it to an unrecognisable pulp of gore

   but not this chipmunk

cars slowedveered towards the center of the road

the wholewhile the little critter fucked with them

played chicken with them

                              he or she actually rushed cars as they approached

   Well he thought not really playing chicken   Mebbe  cricket

0956,  Monday,  24  2. 25

1236,  Monday,  3  3. 25

she flinchedhead recoiled she knew betterknew him well

                                                        Do you have to be so severe?

Always  Absolutely

Absolute?

               Nothing’s absolute.

There is

pursing her lipshinted her dimples which were marvelous fullblownKahRist

                                                                           There isn’t.

If I may

You mayest. on came that grin of hers  hed fuck her dimples

he smiled he hadnt dimples

                            You  absolutely woudnt have sex with a woman

Anymore than I woud with a man

Absolutely

We weren’t talkin’ about se . .

. . No  Absolutes

                       Correct      Right

   Do I have to concede?

No  But itll cost ya

What?           

Ill think of something

OhChrist. Don’t leer.

Lets get back to the issue you have regarding my severity annot let me get sidetracked by thoughts of lust with you

Lust?

Kiddo  Yah

             Absolutely

Our thoughts are coloured by our senses  experiences

Yes.

Given my addictions reading   writing . . . 

Yes?

It is not extreme or severe tha I woud think woud say  illiterates   better off dead

Dead.

Dead

   Why dead? I’m sure an illiterate person would have other qualities you could tolerat . .

. . For how long

                  People torture themselves tolerating othersthink  think of all the bad marriages relationships people suffer  tolerate   when they coud separate

Howbout this

   Ones highachieving the other theyre paired   is dead weight

Theyre walking along

High finds themself well in the lead pauses  turns back   Woud you please keepup

They wait while they catchup

Walk further

Highs ahead again Woudya please  please   please try an keepup

Just posing this is exhausting  They cant keepup

                                                          Woud you agree

 

one barelydiscernable nod

Yes  I am severe

                   But I am to highlight I understand my extreme  the beautiful stark shiningwhite full moon has a darkside

I remind people things have darksides

                                          Brightshiny things sold have downsides that seem to be overlooked

Ignored

 

You can’t ignore shit.

I cant

       Way Im wired

As my Maw said

                   Don’t suffer fools.

Suffer  Tolerate

  Theyll steal our precious time  

1454,  Sunday,  23  2. 25

1149,  Monday,  3  3. 25

his reading was interrupted by rain

                                       tucked Meachams And There Was Light Lincoln in his armpit under his sweatshirt

endedup just  walking

                             but

along the way home he remembered so many walks in the rain in Miami

walks with his last girlfriend

                               the only one who ever didnt think he was nuts when he asked if shed like to go for a walk in the rain

pausedtilted her head

                             Why the hell didn’t I think of that?

he didnt answer smiled   question was rhetorical

Sure.

Sensational Lets do it

they did

got soppinwetsoaked to the skin

back at the house they stripped on the back porch she ran a hot bubble bath he made mugs of spiked hot chocolate over minimarshmallows and joined her

                                                      a simple wonderful pleasure

when he got home he shed his clothes on the back porch began a hot tub lavender oil poured himself three fingers of Redbreast and laid down breathed deeply

                                                         inhaled

                                                      a simple wonderful pleasure

3PMish,  Sunday,  2  3. 25

1045,  Monday,  3  3. 25

Supertramp  Take The Long Way Home  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pts0jqX-yY

Blind Faith  Can’t Find My Way Home  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jlLBs6YawM

Have you looked closely

   This feels like something comin in out of left field.   Is it?

Not ifya looked closely

At what?

His signaturehis black Sharpie signature

His scribble?

Agreed

          But look closer

Itd be fun if it were something else

Fun?

Hellyah It tickled me

                            Ya interested in a little tickle

   OhHell, why not.

So ya know when he turns the binder containing Executive Orders to the Press  the cameras

Yeah.

Woudnt it be fun a great joy if his signature were actually a display of arrhythmia

Looks like one

                   His handwriting nothing more than a looped electrocardiogram readout    

Looks like to me

An Im anxious for it to flatline

                               Him shakin the hell out of the pen no ink is expressed     Ooops

   One for the books

after 1500hrs,  Saturday,  1  3. 25

1302,  Sunday,  2  3. 25

Fat Waller  I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZZRAU3DeOo

She said she has to see a pulmonologist.

From wha youve said  Cardiologist

No. She said pulmonologist.

Is it her heart or lungs respiratory

The discomfort isfeels like . . her heart.

                                           Her left ventricle is thought . .

. . Descending aorta  Feeding blood to her legs

                                                       She walk much

Not really.

              Descending aorta.

Yah

        Whas above the ventricles

Auricles.

Hmm Yasay tha an I think oracles little judges tucked in our hearts bathedslathered in warm blood woud be a good livelihood gig if one coud get it

shook his head

Methinks however theyre no longer called auricles Atriums in todays nomenclature

Methinks you’d be wrong.

Phone

         Refute me do it in the moment cuz ifya put it off till later youll forgetwont pursue it You carry your phone around like the rubber in your wallet Anif your rubber vibrated like your phone youd be wearing it now  I woud

Talk talk. You don’t carry your cell.

I do not

Because it is your home phone.

Yah As Ive said

But it’s a cellphone.

Which I don need while outanabout

                                       If Im gonna have a conversation itll be in the privacy of my home

Makes sense to me

Anif . whaif . . something happens to you while you’re out?

Someone will have a phone

                               A good Samaritan

Which you couldn’t be.

No Not immediately

                       Though to the best of my ability

   You really ought to carry your phone.

Howbout this

                We do not do anything we do not want to do 

Thasaid  some peopleyourself do things they insist they did not want to but did dumbdumb insist they were coercedput up to it

   Horseshit

Christ you can be a prick.

Yes I can

after 1400hrs,  Saturday,  1  3. 25

1209,  Sunday,  2  3. 25

. . . they'll get their just desserts.

Desserts or deserts

                      Youre partial to desserts pair of Ss

That’s how it’s spelled.

   Spelt

Spelled.

Spelt

     Anno  Deserts of just deserts is spelt with one S

I . .

. . Phone  Look it up

                      I know me tellin you isnt satisfactory

Look it up

Anwhile you do I prefer karma hot karma not cold

Would you quit talking to me I can’t do two things at once.

   Wellshit.

Hot karma

What?

You heard me

Karma’s karma.

Disagree

Hot now  Cold Aintround to witness it

                                         As a matter of fact  mine woud be a hitman karma

shook his head You understand that’s not how it works.

I do

     However cant hurt to put it out into the atmosphere  ether

Where do you come up with this shit?

   Im just the messenger

after 1400hrs,  Saturday,  1  3. 25

1115,  Sunday,  2  3. 25

JoJo Siwa  Karma  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZIm_2MgdeA