blue shirt........................"Don't bother me now."
soft fur...........................In the kitchen, there was a wooden
cutting board
sliced lemon......................on which
a knife with a black handle
lay.
the holes in the cactus.........Marlin noticed if I forgot to replace
the knife,
rain................................or if I had replaced it slightly
out of
cold water......................what he considered the correct
position.
blood stains....................
brown grass on the hills...
The papers on his desk
a flowered dress..............were arranged in piles
a glass of beer.................that appeared to be chaotic
sleep...............................but I knew that he was
aware
background noise.........of the exact position of every paper
there.
low flying planes........"Don't bother me now," he said.
intermittent pain............... the smell of green grass.... warm sun......................... a red front door................ wooden cutting board........................ working............................ a pad of paper.................... a white shirt....................... making love...................... the children laughing.......... blue jeans......................... potato soup...................... never know why............... nausea.............................. footprints.......................... unwashed windows........... a dark corner.................... on the outskirts of town......... hot desert sand...... walking............................. riding................................ the horizon........................