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THE SOARING OF CONDORS, THE FLIGHT OF A STONE
Slicing through the fog like a knife~-pushing it aside
like the Queen Mary--flying like a bird, falling like a
stone. They say all your life flashes before your eyes like
Burma-Shave signs. Not much time. Have to move fast. Won-
der how long it will take? Waiting is the hardest part.
Like waiting for a birthday party hanging from an apple tree
by your knees. "Don't get your clothes dirty," she says,
never lets me do what I want to do. Never lets me have any
fun. Can't play "rough" games. Can't play with the "rough"
kids. Always have to be clean and starched. A little
gentleman--a miniature adult. "Be responsible." 'fee
mature." Don't be a kid. Tells me every move to make
"because I love you," she says; "because you are my world."
No, don't think for yourself. Mommy will think for you.
Wonder what daddy was like. Wonder where he is. He ought
to be here. "Mommy loves you enough that we don't need any
old daddy." "Do you love mommy?" "Would you like to marry
mommy and take care of her when you grow up?" "Good little
men take care of their mommies when they grow up." "If you
love mommy you will do what mommy tells you." "Mommy wants
to take good care of you, so be careful." "If anything
happened to her little man, mommy would just die." "Don't
do anything to worry mommy." Always worrying. You'd think
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Lamb, Robert David. "The Aviary Trio" : An Experiment in the Stream of Consciousness Technique and a Study of Its Theory, thesis, August 1968; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131009/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .