i.
the second time in my life I had a whole cigarette
we had our longest conversation yet
you said since when did you smoke then
sat by me and waxed drunken lyrical about
sexual experimentation in high school
girls racing to kiss the boys at prom
I listened and kept forgetting
to turn my head to exhale
(sorry about that)
when we went indoors you told me
to take a final drag on the staircase
then stubbed what was left
on the sole of your sneaker
told me to save it for later
I said that was real classy and pocketed it
then I watched you and ross down
two tequilas
feeling accomplished guilty and wistful
ii.
when I was all over you saying
you’re a cool guy
what I really meant was
fuck you
iii.
there you were waving
two slices of pizza in my face
(they were put together like a sandwich)
insisting I take a bite
I ferociously declined
on the grounds that they would
be crusty cold but you promised
so earnestly that they were warm
that before I knew it
my teeth had sunk themselves
into cheese and pepperoni and
god were you right
god
bless you for being an honest man
iv.
you ran like a bat out of hell
yelling I’m going to climb that tree
next thing I know you’re up in that damn tree
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