The poetry, stories and intrigues of C.J. Brenner

Friday, March 11, 2011

Orphie Loo Lu

I have a best friend in my department where I work and his name is Orphie.  Orphie drove a big vehicle that ran on banana dust and smelled like a firestorm when it approached you on the highway. But Orphie was a good kind man and he didn't let that bother people because he really liked to give out sweettarts to all of the orphans at the medical center.  I loved Orphie and I wish him well in life.  He made me a pacifist of the life in the sense that I believe in humanity over materialism and that is how Orphie changed my ideas of humanity in a breif 2 minute meeting in the hot Florida Sun when I dropped a parrot onto his birdcage and the parrot grabbed the bird cage and flew away.  Orphie was a smart guy and said he'd get another birdcage and that my needs were not in his way.  He smiled at me and went back to work and I never saw Orphie again except in my smile.  Thanks Orphie. I owe you some bananas.

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