we were in back

smoking with this old hag that looked like Jan Terri

"he jumped off the roof and landed in that there tree"

"his ball sack was torn with that branch" she pointed at the branch

"that one there?" I asked

"that one there"

the building was old

I mean like 1940's old

shallow

nothing you could kill yourself with

we went back inside to have another drink

my little lesbian was with me

"I like this place" she said

"me too"

I used to go there when I used to fight with my ex

years ago

we rented this apartment down the street that was

too expensive at the time

inside I played black music on the juke

etta james

james brown

sam cooke

otis redding

"I like this music"

I do too" I said

"I saw a knife fight once and someone left to get a gun"

"here?"

"yeah"

"what was it over?"

"somebody's wife"

"really?"

"yeah"

Later we left. It was getting stupid.

I gave my little lesbian a piggy back ride to the car.

she laughed.

03/15/2014

Posted on 03/15/2014
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