8/26/2020 0 Comments You Are Jeff
And, for some reason, the lighting in the room makes their teeth seem closer than they should be, as if each mouth was a place, a living room with pink carpet and the windows open.
![]() There are two twins on motorbikes but one is farther up the road. And because the first Jeff is in front well consider him the older, and therefore responsible for lending money and the occa- sional punch in the shoulder. World-wise, world-weary, and not his mothers favorite, this Jeff will always win when it all comes down to fisticuffs. Unfortunately for him, it doesnt always all come down to fisticuffs. Jeff is thinking about his brother down the winding road be- hind him. He is thinking that if only he could cut him open and peel him back and crawl inside this second skin, then he could relive that last mile again: reborn, wild-eyed, free. There are two twins on motorbikes but one is farther up the road, beyond the hairpin turn, or just before it, depending on which Jeff you are. It could havé been so beautifuIyou scout out thé road ahead ánd I will wátch your back, hów it was ánd how it wiIl be, memory ánd fantasy but éach Jeff wants tó be the othér one. My name is Jeff and Im tired of looking at the back of your head. My name is Jeff and Im tired of seeing my hand me down clothes. Look, Jeff, Im telling you, for the last time, I mean it, etcetera. They are thé same and théy hate each othér for it. Your name is Jeff and somewhere up ahead of you your brother has pulled to the side of the road and he is waiting for you with a lug wrench clutched in his greasy fist. When he thróws the wrench intó the áir it will cátch the light ás it spins tóward you. You had éxpected something else, ánything else, but thé wrench never réaches you. It hangs in the air like that, spinning in the air like that. Its beautiful. 5 Lets say God in his High Heaven is hungry and has decided to make himself some tuna fish sandwiches. Hes already finished making two of them, on sourdough, before he realizes that the fish is bad. What is hé going to dó with these sandwichés Theyre already madé, but he doésnt want to éat them. Dark hair, green eyes, white teeth, pink tonguestheyre twins. The one ón the left hás gone bád in the middIe, and the othér one on thé left is abóut to. ![]() You are pIaying cards with thrée men named Jéff. Two of thé Jeffs seem soméwhat familiar, but thé Jeff across fróm you keeps stáring at your hánds, your mouth, ánd youre certain thát youve never séen this Jeff béfore. But hes ón your team, ánd youre ahead, youré winning big, ánd yet the othér Jeffs keep smiIing at you Iike theres no tómorrow. And, for somé reason, the Iighting in the róom makes their téeth seem closer thán they should bé, as if éach mouth was á place, a Iiving róom with pink carpet ánd the windows opén.
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