She is the balance of nature.

Rude encounters..

High School 1983

"Why don't you go shoot yourself?!" a young man shouted at me after school.
My older sister had committed suicide with a rifle that week.
I thought this was very rude.
I shouted back "You're an idiot!"
And we got into a fist, kicking fight.
I knocked him out with a rock and left him for dead
in a muddy walkway that went under the Amtrack Budliners.
I thought I should call the police when I got home.
But, I didn't..
The following day I learned the young man had staggered home and was in the hospital.
But, he had no memory of our fight. ..
I felt relieved and signed the card for him, "Knock. Knock."

Portsmouth Bull Moose 2020

"Why don't you go F your sister?!" a young man shouted at me as I entered.
I paused and stated, "My older sister is dead. My other sister is married to a Sicilian.
And he is very jealous."
The young looked confused.
He was standing with another boy at the counter where a young girl was working.
She looked terrified.
They were all in their teens and I was in my fifties.
I walked past him to look at some Columbo sets.
The store was silent for a minute or two. .

Public restroom 2021

I am seated on a toilet.
A man enters the men's room and asks, "How long are you going to be?"
I answer, "I don't know. Can I have some privacy?"
He shouts, "How long?!"
I answer, "Don't talk to me. Get out."
He shouts, "You don't F-ing talk to me like that!"
And then he kicks the stall door in.
"I will slap you up and down your body!" he shouted as he glared at me.
But, the door swings out and he had kicked it in and jammed it.
He couldn't reach me..
I had my cell phone, "I am calling the police. Get out!"
He left and made a complaint to my store manager.
I spoke to the police and my store manager banned the customer from the store.
I wished we had employee restrooms.

Vertago

Reflections~Maybe we are just pretending to be civilized?