funny thing. sitting last night
in a bar on the south side (just minutes after i
told some girl to leave me alone and go home -
she thought it was a good idea to lecture me
regarding my spiritual inferiority
due to my
ill regard for her
self-important whining) gently nursing
my good buddy Pabst, listening to
the evisceral karaoke slaughter of
War Pigs.
It wasnt until right then that i realized how absurdly and terribly long that song is.

august is the closest thing to hell that ive seen in a long time.

some other girl sits next to me at the bar and starts moaning about how she got stood up.
i couldnt help but wonder if i felt bad for her.

she told me i looked like an actor.
in the context, it felt like a compliment, but now im not
so sure.

she is a playwright.
and,
like most playwrights,
its not her day job.
she is an EMT. also, its nothing that shes ever made money doing.

i tell her that the booze on her breath is cute.
she half-smiles.
i didnt really think she was cute; the situation was.

my plight.
her plight.
it is all so very cute.

she tells me of her kid, and her baby daddy. He was hispanic,
"but a good one."
i smile. you get used to racism i guess.

she finally reads the disinterest in my face. she misread it, of course. i was interested in the situation we shared. the jagged corners of social sedation. the alacrity to jump in head deep with a stranger.

she stood up and left, finding someone else to bother. finished my beer, lit up, and walked out.

i also remember those city days

and nights..

street lights, people, oh oh oh



everybody trying to be something other than with one another

isnt that the truth, ak.

funny how much we miss out on when we cant see a moment in time for all it could be

closed minded self serving people piss me off!

We've all had some variation of this meeting. I like your style of writing.

so true kc. oh, and in case anyone hasnt told you, um...
there is a tiger RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!

thanks pkd. :D

No, that was me!

thanks for the heads-up
sneaky creatures aren't they?

I am liking your writing alot....it is fresh ...

Welcome Unsane and thank you for sharing!

Awww love the way you write indeed actually makes me think
of the Humphrey Bogart movies. But really like it nice style.