THEY SAID


They said if I ever betrayed them they‟d climb up through the floor boards and tie the dog‟s ears to a tea towel I said apron strings would be more useful they said it was not possible to climb through apron strings I disputed that but thought the debate would last all night and there wasn‟t time as the dog‟s flapping ears testified. The red carpet wrapped around the green shoes and slowly but surely the tea towel was pulled from under our feet with incredible discretion they politely said enough was enough I also disputed that because red is just too much even the dog knows that but because of the angels we thought it best to keep quiet on that one generally speaking it never quite works I‟m sure it‟s the whiskers I never betray even the longest Apron Strings they are usually flowery and I don‟t see that it matters anyway. Pink has always been important to me thick to the back teeth pink the sound of a silent room sort of pink so pale it‟s not white dense fog cat curling pink


FLO FFLACH


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