A List of Important Failures: Day One:
Listen, I’m
glad we’re finally going
to have this
talk. Yes—haven’t I been
waiting all
this time—haven’t fevers
and chills
(just last week) haven’t I
given—well, it’s
not about me really,
it’s more that
have you ever tried
to follow that
one voice in the dark,
and the small
round eye on the end
of your
flashlight blinks? No? Well,
it’s my own
fault really, I forget
about batteries
until they break
their seals and
a rabid froth (doesn’t it
remind you of a
mad raccoon?)
has crusted the
positive end
of it all. Or maybe it was the negative
end. It’s more than…would you
like some
coffee? Milk and two sugar
isn’t it. Black?
Since when have you…
Oh—that long it’s
been that long—sorry—
so I wanted to
ask you I wanted…biscuit?
a few in the
tin in the kitchen. Second
shelf. Cupboard’s locked? Oh, right.
Kids roam at
night. Here’s the key—
no? Nothing in the tin? Oh, I remember
now, I had a
guest yesterday. She tied me up
all afternoon
with her questions—she
must’ve eaten
the last one—I’ll make more—
stop by
tomorrow and there’ll be fresh, wait,
what? Not
tomorrow? Only you just got
to town listen
I’m sorry about the coffee—
milk looks
sour. Bug in the sugar
too. Listen.
Listen. I’m glad you stopped
by I’m so glad
we had this chance to talk.
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