She
said:
“Just
going to
peel off
my
face”
which
I understood
to
be
figurative
wash-off
make up,
remove
eyelashes,
clean
lips,
maybe
even
brush
teeth,
gargle
To
my
astonishment
instead
off
came
her face
literally
revealing
a
rather
stark
and
chilling
skull
well
to be sure
that is
when
I
decided
for
once
and
for
all
and
for
ever
No
more
online
dating
services!
instead
i joined
a
group
(after
much
due
diligence)
involving
people who
enjoy
gardening
and
playing
baseball
(two of my
great
passions)
but
turns out
most
have
little
in common
other
than
sore
knees
and
tender
backs
and
worse
yet
there is
considerable
disagreement
about
everything
from
who is
the best pitcher
to
when it is
the
right
time
to
plant
azaleas!
so
yes
yes
indeed
silence
can be
quite
lonely
but
peace
is a
fair
trade
a very
fair
trade
peace
and
quiet
shut away
shut them out
I am alone!
how
I love
a door
and closing it
and
locking
it
nothing
about
a
fence
here
nothing