Stephen and David Our 4th Skype conversation After 59 years of absence, I push my self back back into his presence, presence removed via a web cam, and a mirror.
The Twins visit the Normans I thought I could move past the oblique references and forgotten conversations. I had a fantasy of mending fences, then the blank stare left me bewildered and unsettled. The fence has been shored up and reinforced with bolders and molten metal.
In Milwaukee in a room with mirrors. Reflections that take me all the way back, to when i use to look in the mirrors in the bathroom of my grandparents house. The were opposite each other, I would try to see how far back and how deep i could see. How many selves does it take to make a whole?
Today spoke on the phone-via Skype- we were both wearing red shirts- I watched Stephen roll his head - become inpatient. I was looking at myself- Twins # 20 May 19, 2012 Stephen and David January 1995 California celebrating our 45 birthday. after a 42 year separation