Gray Skies
The sky is gray, pink and red. Blended together it appears more a gray sky with the after image from a sucker punch to the eye. The rain is coming. Right now you can smell the dampness. The leaves on the trees face upward in anticipation. It is humid; the air on my arm clumps to my skin in different directions.
I did not work tonight. Instead I experienced what it is like to put the kids to bed while other kids played outside the window late into the night. When I went outside to close the car windows a couple was pushing each other into empty space. By the time the windows were all rolled up the couple had found each others lips in violent agreement. A group of white t-shirted – guys the same group I see every day standing in the same place nodded at me. in return I grunted in passing. I wondered what could keep a man on the sidewalk wearing the same thing as other guys. Maybe it the generation gap. What do you talk about? Do they verify each other by agreeing or do they discuss politics in contrasting themes. I thought about a conversation I had with some coworkers at the credit union this morning. This woman who works in another department who I would actually call an aquaintence since we really do not know each besides the usual hi asked me “how is Overtown?” I get that alot from these elistist libs who think that by knowing someone in the Pork n Beans they gain some street cred. I replied to her, “things are affordable, nice and quiet.” She did not expect that answer and then she looked really uncomfortable.
After several long quiet minutes she injected that Jeb Bush might be nominated as John Mccain’s presidential running mate. I answered that I heard that Condi Rice was going to get that nod. She then told me how she thought Jeb would ruin the country like he did Florida’s education system. I wanted to argue the point but I didn’t. Around here you learn to just nod and move on. I have yet to meet anyone that you could have a conversation with who could consider an opposing view. On NPR a commentator nailed it by saying that today political discussion is really a conversation with two people who want their opinion to be verified by the opposing person. Talking politically in Miami is the practice of holding that thought while angry dems criticise what the people in office are doing. OK I do not agree with everything that is going on. But, if you can not propose a plan to do something different – A plan of action – then you are just spraying everyone with your useless mental masturbation.
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