Chapters (9)
It wasn’t so long don’t cry I forgive you I forgive you I forgive
everything I’m the great forgiver
It’s so nice to see you I see you I see you I can see you until you’re
back in my arms right back just a speck a tiny speck carrying a tiny
speck speck that’s you
due
in June In June she’s due in June a summer baby a new baby for the
summer (read somewhere about population absolute crisis point
everyone dies) a grandma me The Grandma I’m Grandma not
granny far too old Grandma please
can I be a Grandma can I be a Grandma’s House can I be that
house my grandparents were not that house so much maybe I can be
me be
It’s happening It’s happening now now now Quick Quick keys keys
can never find keys where are the KEYS
Hi hihihi
Hi-
hello
there’s a thread running from me to you
Is this what I imagined life was Yes I suppose walks
Lots of walks Long walks
Prams Pushchairs Cakes with Candles
Are these my images or ones we’re all given
You can’t control what she does or where she goes you of all people should know
It’s the way she talks to me Well
I never spoke to you like that Well!
Look after yourself
You know you can’t
I won’t be fussed over
Well the doctors-
I’m sick of doctors
Well I should think you are but that doesn’t change
The finish on the casket if you’d like a different hue
No that’s fine this is all fine and the flowers- He wasn’t fussed about flowers Why would anyone want to be buried not (burnt) cremated I told him he was mad but that’s what he wanted and everyone else Everyone always looking at me out the corner of their eye as if I’ve never
I’m fine
Fine
Everything’s fine everything’s always fine everyone dies and it’s fine and it’s fine and the house will be quieter but I’ll always have
And what do you think you saw
I told you
But you didn’t-
I said I came home and my brother was sitting on the sofa There
Your brother-David Was his name
I remember- But-
Stop talking to me like that
Like what
Like I’m a Lonely Old Woman seeing things
It’s just-
I know how it sounds but I’m telling you I’m not interested in whether ghosts exist or where whatever goes or what it means or anything what to do with it I’m not going to bring people here with machines to scan the place for ectojism
Plasm mum
I’m just telling you what I saw which was my brother sitting on the sofa Looking at me
Did he talk to you
No and what would he say nothing to say nothing to say likely look after your brother I tried I tried to look after you I think of you all the time I can’t get through a day without thinking of you I think of you
I think
I think you’re the most important person in my life and you’re dead and I never spoke to you much when you were alive and I would understand it if you felt the need to haunt me if that’s what that was what this is haunt me all you like I don’t mind it’d be nice to have someone to watch the tv with of an evening time