I was walking around near all those old homes built in the 1800s

when I get really depressed, I like to walk around houses built in the 1800s

anyway, I stopped in front of this great big tree that looked old

"I'm over 150 years old" the sign said

you look it, I thought

then I walked down the street and lit a cigarette

down on the ground were all these smashed berries in the street

so I looked up and this great big tree was looking down on me

then I heard a voice

"its a mulberry tree!"

"what?" I said

"a mulberry tree!"

"are you sure?"

"yes I'm sure!

"are you sure you're sure?"

"yes I'm sure I'm sure, I've been living here since 1957."

"ok, I said"

there was nice little old lady watering her lawn

"that's a long time, I said"

"yes I know she said"

"you have a nice house, I said"

"thank you"

"where do you live, she said"

"I live a few blocks over, I said"

"hmm, she said"

"are you going to the fair? she asked me."

"no, I don't think I will go."

"how come? she asked"

"I don't like fairs"

"hmm, she said"

"how old is that mulberry tree again? I asked"

"older than you, she said"

"are you sure, I asked"

"maybe, maybe not, I think it's time you got going, she said"

"me too I said, take care"

at the end of the street I went into a bar

I ordered a beer

someone screamed "I hope you fucking die"

I hope they weren't talking about me

I have so much to live for

"how mean" I thought

then someone played something dumb

on the juke box and I was

home

05/12/2013

Posted on 05/12/2013
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