Requiem For The Unappreciated
Dec 30th, 2019 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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“Did’ya hear blah died?” the barman had imparted, rather than asked, punctuation notwithstanding.
“Names don’t stay with me,” I’d admitted, and lifted my pint – eyes pointedly on the telly.
“Used to be regular – face all scarred.” Hint not taken.
I’d shrugged and adjusted my angle to him.
“You know him.” It was a slow day – the other customers had wisely chosen not to sit at the counter.
“Probably,” I’d ceded, thrusting my annoyance deep beneath a façade of affability.
It must have leaked, for the subject was dropped.
Two weeks later I noticed that an acclaimed local poet had died.
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