FAMILIA
They had already their bomber jackets uplidded; they were already preparing to take the flight with cast-down eyes to look respectable at Friend and smile her to depart postehaste with hug and kiss. When Friend’s friend’s Mother tumbles windbustled into hallway no foyer and says don’t remember what he said cos you are welcome here anytime; absolutely unacceptable behavior on his part, sorry.
Dinnertime, and Friend sits next to the Uglyman; pity and blindness. A shadow that has mosquito wings protects him three feet above the table and zumms, so heads down & subvert all senses. Mmm, yum food, good food big food. mmmmm to cover it up for the buzzing. Friend’s friend’s Mother mistakes waterglass for own, nearly drops it what dumbness; friend chews. Eat loudly, eat loudly.
Says to Uglyman, suggest you take a long crap somewheres in Southeastern Europe so we can have Peace for Christmas, etc. Cause you won’t give nothin but sickness, and Family no like it no more – if she wasn’t so educated, she’da said Fuck-you.
Fuck-you he says but politely. Friend’s friend is puking, yakking soul & meat & blue cheese. Cat whisked silence between Family’s legs, tail caught in gossamer wings of insect descended under table and above. Friend bends down feeds Cat with chunk of meat, a sibling comments on the potatoes, or the weather.
-1990?
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