BATEL AND SHIRT SLEEVES.

Batel was showing me

how to fold up
my shit slee!es
although I "new how
I li"ed he finges
tou#hing my am
he eyes sea#hing me
as she did it
got it$
she as"ed
sue it loo"s easy
when you do it
she wal"ed off smiling
and I wat#hed he
wiggling %a#"side
mo!e away
I #aied on
with my wo"
at the nusing home
ma"ing %eds
tidying up
the ooms
ta"ing some
of the old guys
to the la!atoy
o fo a %ath
o tal"ing with them
a%out the old days
a%out thei wa
ten#hes
%om%s
dead fiends
mud
li#e
and old Sidney
singing the Red &lag
loudly as he %athed
his #oa"y !oi#e
!ey mo!ing
and I sang along
to ma"e him happy
%ut it was Batel
who #ame to me late
and said
how's the shit slee!es$
they(!e #ome down again
I said
shall I do them
again fo you$
that'd %e good
you ae fliting
she said smiling
I(m wo"ing
I said
yes
on me
she said
as if I would
I said
she folded up
my shit slee!es
and I sensed he finges
on my s"in
may%e you #ould
#ome to my pla#e
she said
fo a #offee sometime$
you'e maied
I said
I(m as"ing to #offee
not to may me
she said
o"
I said
%e good
and she went off
wiggling that %a#"side
of hes
Hey Benny
old )eoge
#alled to me
ta"e me to the %og
I'm in need
of a piss
o" )eoge
I(m on my way
and I thin"ing of Batel
and a pomise of a "iss.