Sunday, January 23, 2022

mmmcdlxxxviii

the elder burglar who
only stole plungers


“remember macramé?”

“i don’t.  i’m much
 more of a today
 guy, myself.
 today and
 tomorrow.”

 beware of
 those who 
 always look
 back.  those
 who muse
 dramatic
 ally on the
 past and
 practically
 demand
 that we
 all do 
 the same.

“mark
 my words,”
 the stranger
 continued,
“too many
 macramé
 memories
 can only
 lead to one
 thing.”

“oh, yeah?
 and what,
 pray tell,
 is that?”
 said the
 stranger’s
 new acquaint
 ance, also a
 stranger,
 who was
 sitting
 next
 to him
 at the
 long
 bar.

“cob
 webs
 in the
 noggin,
 that’s
 what.”

 and
 on
 that 
 grim
 note,
 the two
 strangers
 parted
 ways.

DRM/RLL/PLS