Lessons in Hitchhiking by Mainon A SchwartzI would believe it if someone told me his ancestors owned slaves.
He seems disturbingly pleased to be driving beside a girl thirty years his junior.
I would believe it if someone told me he owned a sweatshop in Indonesia.
He seems disturbingly sure that I am available for hire at fifty cents an hour.
There is a lull in the conversation. I am not going to fill it; I will not be what he expects.
He can imagine his strength as he will, but my force lies in dispassioned expression and lazy eyes.
He will wilt when he realizes I have barely noticed his tactics of intimidation.
Indifference is the new face of heroism. 04/26/2004 Author's Note: I despise being treated like I'm there for other people's amusement.
Posted on 04/26/2004 Copyright © 2024 Mainon A Schwartz
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