nothing was visibly wrong........Something dead sprouted from a sizeable pot
entered a minute earlier ................... beside the entrance to the garage waiting room.
or other reproductive harm ......................He rentered the room, sat down beside me
melting in the high noon sun......I experienced his bitter watery coffee vicariously
cold water......................while the egg mcmuffin
as if our daily suppers depend on it ....................or whatever it was
............................................................remained in the bag.
brown grass on the hills.............
clack clickety clack clack clack............."I have some bad news," the mechanic said,
"My traveling companions on the other hand"......... brandishing a form in triplicate.
had entered a minute earlier............................ background noise............ low flying planes............. exposing its rusted underbelly........ the smell of green grass.......... a tenuous relationship to reality...... warm sun......................... a red front door................ cold cereal........................ working............................ and seep in your soul.................... a white shirt....................... making love...................... the children laughing.......... blue jeans......................... potato soup...................... the unbidden flood............... extensive passages of discordant voices....... footprints.......................... unwashed windows........... a dark corner.................... the pine trees overhead...... walking............................. riding................................ the horizon........................

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