Mauricio Alas

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  • A Bruck-Zen Moment II

    Stage: College subway station about a block from my place, catching up with a friend while she waited for a Streetcar. I had not seen in her for a few months but I had just given her my still valid TTC day pass.

    ‘…And that’s what the note said in the book I went to pick up today… I thought it peculiar.’
    (Read: ‘A bishop, a belcher and Stevie’ in the December archives)
    She looked blankly at me for a few seconds.
    ‘You know, you are weird.’
    ‘Huh? What did you say?’
    ‘You are weird Mauricio.’
    ‘…Because I told you about what happened to me with the book?’
    She then proceeded to tap me lightly on my chest.
    ‘Thank you for not dating me.’
    ‘Huh?’ (She had a thing for me at the beginning of ’05)
    Some awkward silence followed.
    Weird? Like weird?’ I said holding my tongue, although I was starting to warm it up in case she maelstrom-ed on me.
    Then the streetcar came.
    ‘Okay bye,’ she said as she tapped my shoulder. ‘Thanks for the day pass.’
    Yes, I got I annoyed. So I said it like it is:
    ‘I see, this coming from a woman who married a Dominican after knowing him for less than two weeks at one-week intervals throughout the summer and is now trying to bring him to Canada under the pretence that he will love you forever? In case you are wondering, I am not the one importing a husband. So be careful who you call weird. Measure your words.’

    She gave me a look that reeked to disdain as she left for her street car. Mmm, I doubt she will be calling anytime soon.

  • A Bruck-Zen Moment I

    Stage: Octopus Lounge

    ‘So, you an owner?’
    ‘Yes, and I hate people too.’
    Curiously, that was the last thing I thought an owner of a busy little Italy Lounge would say. But we live and learn.

    Later, I would learn that he was the brother of one of the 3 owners of that establishment.

  • From the Archives II

    (Notes at bottom).

    The Date

    The sweat on the small of his back gave it all away
    The fulfilment from the date was surprising for a first
    As it is hard to resist love on the first day of May
    And a Spring which makes people for seduction lust and thirst

    Regardless of age, from time to time one needs to do wild, crazy things
    For unfulfilled passion can easily bore both, and the status quo
    Thus one should eat to eat, drink-to-drink and sing-to-sing
    Or risk becoming a restive fool, as your soul doesn’t know where else to grow

    Her closed eyes and simper
    Was a delight for him to watch!
    As time no longer ruled his office
    Surprisingly, he had hired his very match

    The picture on his desk was neatly facing down
    No need to execute the feeling
    For morality was really, the last thing on their minds

    As this night would not be forgotten
    Come lovers! Break the chains and bind
    For reality would have eventually caught you
    …And as for the children? Their parents will soon take the stand

    For his heavy gold wedding band
    Given to prove to the Lord her undying love
    Was nowhere near his hand
    But on an inside jacket pocket on the floor

    (Someone once asked me to write about one of the topics that I hate to think about. Well, the idea of cheating has always bothered me, because like anyone, I would never want to be on the receiving end, so I wrote this as an exercise, I think it came out okay).

  • BruckLife #1

    BruckLife #1 The stress of life can get to up my friends. This is why I say lets take some days off and lets go up north to my cottage and break a few cold ones!

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