Saturday, December 21 2024

Rafters

Taut line of thin manila, rope creaking on dusty rafters swinging. In your shame. On the record player, the crackle of stylus on vinyl dry, Nina Simone in a smoky jazz bar, patrons sipping on cognacs oblivious to your indignity, your shame, your cat alone, and a patch of urine dry, the stench at the

Another Journey

Two days in my bedroom with tins of super strength lager and Lucky Strike cigarettes from Rachel. A headache again, the alcohol surging to inspire. The haze. Warm sentiments of new friends and visions of cold places abound. Like Dachau. And then I see her waiting in the rain, waiting outside my window, cold and