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Transtemporal polarities

george RAYMOND18 Comments

I find that if I

fix my attention

on a copy of the

Reader’s Digest

— wholly, and without distraction.

***

I can transport myself,

however briefly —

back in time to my

grandmother’s bathroom!

***

It’s all quite fantastic.

And yet, each time

I attempt it, I am

able to remain in the

bathroom a little bit

longer

***

Perhaps one day

I’ll be able to keep

myself there at will,

and at that moment

I’ll cry out, victoriously:

***

“Grandma, it’s me!

Your Georgie-boy!

I’ve come from the

future to use your toilet!

***

— But don’t open

the door yet!”

.

ii. El Fenómeno Ocupado

18 thoughts on “Transtemporal polarities”

  1. ‘I can transport myself back in time to my grandmother’s toilet’. Now that is neat if anything was ever ‘neat’ ~ Zoolon aka George (and I hate it with a passion when they call me ‘Georgieboy’ but have yet to commit murder over it.)

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  2. The big question is: Did you ever forget to flush the toilet?

    The not-quite-so-big question is: Did you remember to use the synthetic citrus spray after the deed was done?

    The least important (but not to be dismissed) question is: Did you put the lid down afterwards out of consideration for your grandmother?

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  6. You have managed to plaster my face with a big grin. Just last week I sat in the dentist’s office and picked up the most current issue of Readers Digest. My first thought was that I was sure they had stop printing them. My second thought was how tiny it was now. As in…really condensed. Then it was just like old times as I read the thing from front to back. It did bring back some memories.

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