So from Merill’s prompt. 144 word max and use the line I have no skills for flight or wings to skim the waves effortlessly, like the wind itself . Prompt explained here in full..
The Black Hole
He lay back in tall grass, hands behind his head, with a straw sprig dangling his lips like those renderings of old book covers watching seagulls (they were called) dart between tall buildings, over snowcapped mountains, straight through cliffs (with glitches) out around a backyard table of children and cake, over charred cities up into horizons angry busy streets of untold stretches of war, water …
“I wish I had one of those wide straw hats too, to go with this strand Marty … peaceful”
“Letzzzetetzzzmebuddlefiddlefixxxxsssses thingzzsssglipat Ssssszzir … oldoldololddzzzsszz vid stories are cracrascrasssszzzzshingtogtozobdgether a-a-mmm-aaa-a-g-gg-gg-gainnnzznnzzngain“
“Don’t bother (looking to a shingle’s thought above the visor) I have no skills for flight or wings to skim the waves effortlessly, like the wind itself joking irony come to life my friend. No, let them crash together Marty … a new ride, like of those called seagulls huh?”
“Peazzzzsssblipburpful”

Peaceful imaginings while floating in his tin can. I like the parenthetical phrase about the seagulls. I wasn’t sure if Marty was on the ship or someone he was talking to from his ship, or maybe Marty was the ship’s computer? Thank you for writing to the prompt!
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Yeah I imagined “Marty” as his ships glitchy computer now as they approached the end point. Appreciate the eye Merril and very cool prompt. Thanks.
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You’re welcome, Stephen!
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I drifted along with this, nicely done Stephen.
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Thank ya Paul. An unexpected but welcome response. I guess it is a bit languid huh?
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Sneaks up on the reader 🙂
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Revised the last word, thought Marty should have it.
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