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[brianjefferson]

so i stood hovering over a toilet
with my legs shoulder width apart

and my hands steering a flow of
Hi C, water , and a pepsi ,i had
a couple of hours ago.

in the next stall over i can hear
a battle between a man and what
he might have ate during lunch

maybe breakfast

or even a small snack in between,
like pretzels

i love pretzels
but by the yelling of the man,
the situation at hand which was

shitting
defecating
discharging
excreting
visiting the private library ,
which is what my grandfather called it

seemed to produce a caustic sensation
for him

i felt bad for him

not really

i smiled like a little
girl and tried to ignore it

about 960 seconds later
i sat at my desk
where i work
it's comfortable
so comfortable i can indulge
in putting my feet up

i use the second shelf to do this

an older lady approaches me
the veins on her arms illuminated

road maps

from the past until right now
the present

at least that's what they call it

the present

she placed those venerable arms on
the desk between us

and spoke in what she thought
was a witty manner

she wasn't witty at all ,
she was a flibbertigibbet

i don't like calling
people stupid so

i smiled like a little
girl and tried to ignore it

i was walking the other night
a warm semi summer night

i think the transition is called
spring

a man came up to me with his arm
stretched out for a cigarette

i looked at him and thought of
pulling one out

but i smiled like a little girl
and tried to ignore it