Thursday, October 26, 2017

the two friends


by corinne delmonico




kelli and jerri were best friends

they went everywhere together and did everything together

one day jerri said to kelli

i do not wish to be your friend any more

why not? , kelli asked

because when you have style you have no substance, jerri answered

and when you have substance you have no style

i am sorry you feel that way, said kelli

and they went their separate ways

kelli got a job at a dollar store and stayed there for many years

as jobs are not easy to find in today’s economy

jerri became the most famous pop star in the world

an enterprising journalist learned of the pair’s early friendship

and went to the dollar store and interviewed kelli

why did you break up with jerri?, the journalist asked

jerri told me that i did not know the difference

between transcendence and taxonomy, kelli said

jerri was shown a copy of the interview

by one of her many assistants and satellites

i never said that! jerri cried



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