Bone in the Throat

The love of contradiction.

Steve Martin in his standup comedy days

I am looking down at pillows. I'm on a bed, face to face with other people, and I feel welling up compassion for the other person that may not be genuine, but let’s say it is. The person on the other pillow could be a lover, or a mate, or a friend, or someone I don't know well, or my mother. It doesn’t matter. I th…