And we left to return to the party. Nora's party. Nora was relieved to see me. Everyone thought I was mad to go, to leave. Perhaps so. then we smoked cigars in celebration, back then when it not quite fashion.

Days later, I woke dizzily in my room, sunlit, messy. I stepped across the floor. I heard a crack beneath. I thought, oh no, what have i broke? i had so many nice things, slowly, i looked. it was the bone of the anaconda, snapped in two, beneath my foot. I picked it up and felt relieved, somewhat. then slightly guilty.

he had it ten years. oh well, i had it none.

from : [annmarie@untergrund.org]
date : [dec 16th 1997]
subject : [i am too close to see this]