Apology And Pride

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The apology is for 

Kingsley Amis

because I am 

presently reading

his book at a rate

of one page per day.

 

The pride was pumped into me

when I went to my Starbucks

at 5AM last Wednesday

and the parking lot

contained a dozen

patrol vehicles from

Los Angeles County 

Sheriff's County.

 

I immediately thought of

one of my All-Time 

favorite students

who is an LA County Sheriff

 

Fortunately,

all of the police

were in a relaxed

coffee-sipping

socializing atmosphere.

 

Therefore,

I politely addressed a group

of them and asked if

they could get a message

through to

one of their colleagues

 

They said YES

 

But 

the former student's stupid teacher

has a  memory that

failed to remember the current 

Sheriff's name.

 

As soon as I got home,

 I reached for

the two Jefferson yearbooks

I edited.

 

Unfortunately,

I failed to find

the forgotten name.

BUT

I now remember 

exactly where her name

can be found:

Somewhere within

my Dexter Gordon file.

His widow hired me

as a research assistant

and my file of information

on Mr. Gordon is vast

and in one and only 

one place.

 

I promise to visit that space

very soon

 

If not,

would one of you readers

please feel free

to hold a gun

up to my head.

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