Jim O'Rourke - "Happy Days" (16 kbps, 47:33)
"It's like a spy story," she whispered, as they made love for the first time in six weeks. "We're here, gettin' off on each other--" he snickered through his teeth "--don't laugh, that's what it is, isn't it? We're here, and the whole rest of the bus is just sittin' there, they have no idea this is going on, you know? We could do anything, you could kill me, strangle me to death, or I could kill you I guess. Or I could have a baby in here. I guess someone would notice if I had a baby, I'd probably be hollerin' like a wounded dog, that's what I imagine anyway. But I guess what I'm sayin' is I like this. I feel lifted up, in a sorta way. Like lifted above the bus and floating above it, like nothing could hurt me, and I feel like I used to feel when I was kid I'd imagine floatin' in a space capsule only big enough to lie down in. Totally glass, just floatin' in space in a little glass tank, like a glass coffin I suppose, just floatin'. Well now I guess I'd like to be there with you, and there should be enough room so we can sit up and talk and make love I guess." He snickered again. "What's so funny? I'm tryin' to tell you something that's important to me and you're laughin' like it doesn't mean anything." He hugged her close and the moonlight came through a frosted skylight. "You talk too much."
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Posted by Dan at October 27, 2009 4:02 PMgreat image - and amazing piece, it just kept growing & growing
thanks!
Posted by jam at October 28, 2009 12:02 PMFavourite.
Posted by mcs at October 28, 2009 3:08 PManother gem! This stuff is great, really enjoying your writing Dan!
Posted by Neyza at November 1, 2009 6:29 PMthis is what happens sometimes, dan, and this happens all the time.
Posted by panoptican at November 3, 2009 12:24 PMGorgeous post.
Posted by Agnes at November 9, 2009 3:40 AM