Monday, February 18, 2008

Bloor Line, Saturday night, a little sloshed.

Caucasian woman, early 20s, with brown hair pulled back into loose ponytail, wearing long brown felt jacket with three buttons on each cuff, and bright yellow rubber boots.

Open All Night, Charles Bukowski (Ecco)

Page 309:

From "Chinaski"

agnostic
soul
and now let us go on to
more worthwhile
things
He likes to listen to her read, his head restful in her lap. Last night, she caught their reflection. His jaw was tight. She stroked his head and asked if everything was fine. He blinked hard and sat up, pulling out his ponytail and scratching behind his ears. Was it cool if he took off, he'd said? Could he take the book, maybe some others?

1 comment:

smittenkittenorig said...

I've a feeling she'll likely not see him or the books again. ;)