We Meet Regularly: We meet regularly to converse, drink beer, and watch strippers dance

cataloguer: Robbyn Lanning

inscription: Mike’s world is diametrically opposed to Mine | He is four years my younger with a build and face | that looks older than myself. He carries himself | tall now, with a new found confidence that comes | with your first apartment and steady job. | Although Mike no longer lives with Mom and Dad, | he still considers their home his abode. When he | enters or leaves he never interacts or says | good-bye. His motivation for coming to visit is | proportionate to the amount of soiled clothing | in his laundry bag. | Scrap all that. [Undiscernible word] it appears that I dislike | Mike. Although Mike is argumentative with the people | who are close to him (like myself) we actually are | quite fond of each other. My only complaint is that | he always misinterprets my suggestions as | directions when the topic of his life arises in | a conversation. I only persist in such conversations | because of my concern for his well-being. I | guess what really motivates me to pry further is the | fact that I’m older, he’s younger and we’re brothers.