Remember the Pandemic?
April 2020.
"There’s a horror movie playing outside on the big screen. They’ve locked the theater doors so we’re in here for the duration. Even the ticket seller can’t tell us how long this feature runs."
That month I wrote these two pieces. One of observations, the other a dream.
Through A Harlem Window, Darkly
— Witnessing the Unspeakable —
Through A Harlem Window, Darkly. Witnessing the Unspeakable | by aleXander hirka | Plan-B Vibe | Medium
Witnessing the Unspeakable
From a Pillow In Harlem
— Restless Horizontal —
From a Pillow In Harlem. Restless Horizontal | by aleXander hirka | Plan-B Vibe | Medium
Restless Horizontal
A toast.
I raise a glass of seltzer to my life/art partner, Tammy — and her 29 years of sobriety, today. Brava!
And, with a smile, this song.
"She's Making Friends, I'm Turning Stranger" - Dave Berman
She’s Making Friends, I’m Turning Stranger - YouTube
Provided to YouTube by Drag City RecordsShe’s Making Friends, I’m Turning Stranger · Purple MountainsPurple Mountains℗ Drag City Inc.Released on: 2019-07-12A…
I want to be tantamount to cordial
Tantamount to good
I want to be a warm and friendly person
But I don't know how to do it
She can't make it to her car
Without making a new friend
She's a small-town superstar
Everybody hollering her name
She's making friends, I'm turning stranger
The people on her end couldn't make it plainer
Sometimes I wish we'd never came here
Seeing as I'm held in such disdain here
She's making friends, I'm turning stranger
I see lots of normal men yearning to obtain her
I'm a loser, she's a gainer
That's one thing of which they're dang sure
She's out with her friends
And really, I can't blame her
'Cause when she's home again
She's always still the same her
God knows I'd never try to change her
She's my friend and I'm her stranger
She's making friends, and I'm turning stranger
She's making friends, and I'm turning stranger
And here's an April 2020 piece from Tammy.
Coronavirus Dispatch #4
Getting in line with the Seniors at Trader Joe’s and other tales
Coronavirus Dispatch #4. Getting in line with the Seniors at… | by Remington Write | The Partnered Pen | Medium
Getting in line with the Seniors at Trader Joe’s and other tales
And . . .thank you for reading.
I can't see YOU — in the darkness of this digital theater.
Please — do let out an email holler soze I know you're out there.
And thanks to the folks who wrote me last week!!
As B/4 & more,
AleXander
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