lazy

Sunday, 20th May

The son's alarm clocks sound their reveille.

At six on a sunday, that is a bit much.

Roll over twice, then go into the kitchen, he

is making coffee for everybody.

Fix the brace for the arm and the little finger

on the left hand. It had come off during the

night. Put on trousers for the day, and the

coffee is ready.

Drink the coffee wearing a T-shirt and

in bare feet.

There is suddenly an insane headache.

return to bed, this is evil.

The hand hurts, the head hurts, despite

having not touched, or drunken, any

alcohol for the past six months

later, much much later, leave the

house after taking a headache pill, and

take the parts for the radio that had been

newly bought. go to the car, spend an

hour making the radio work as it should

It is parked near a park. There are

people playing boules, and a man uith a

small red plastic bag in hand walking his

dog.