because it’s nice to be young
because it’s nice to be in your
early to mid twenties
and it’s nice to do the thing
after you’ve done the thing
the thing that comes after you’ve
done the
thing is always
the same
but the thing that leads to the thing is
often different
this night it was white powder
they shared it neatly
between each other
and then climbed into bed
“Christ,” he said. “I still can’t believe you
sucked dick for this shit. And
a carload of it. What was it, like
four, five guys?”
“Oh, shut your hole, you pauper-ass.
If you had a job like a decent motherfucker
I wouldn’t have to do that shit, you know?”
“Shit, baby, don’t make this
trip worse than it is.”
“You started it.”
“Whatever, let’s just get to the next thing
already.”
“I haven’t even bathed. You know,
after taking on that carload…”
But it was too late to think.
the first thing kicked in
hard
and it lead to the other
and a brain wasn’t needed for any of them
and the cold wind blew
through the broken
window
and dried their sweat
I liked her dad He was an interesting guy preached all day long about smartphone addiction while his daughter was on her smartphone, ignoring him “A human life,” he was saying. “Controlled by a piece of plastic with lights. A destiny completely determined by a machine designed by corporations to become god, to claim souls. How blind, how utterly and impossibly blind a whole generation of human beings can be. To willingly subject themselves to slavery like that. Their thumbs and fingers always tap-tap-tapping that screen as if trying to break their soul free from beyond. But it never happens. You cannot break a door by merely knocking on it...” “Whatever, dude,” said his daughter with the phone before her face He shook his head and then looked at me. This time I too was looking at my phone. “I see she has corrupted you too,” he said. “Shame. I…
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