thigh, which actually
looked a little better, the
heart
more pink than violet,
the pain more a soft
pulsing
reminding me with
a steady beat of an
emptiness
so complete I had
no clue how to fill it,
loneliness
so heavy I had
no idea how to lift it,
need
so intense I had only
one way to relieve it:
a bitter drink
of its very source—
the deep well
of the monster.
I Considered
the Reno crank scene,
or what I knew of it.
Legit entertainment—
music,
magic,
comedy clubs.
Legal and semilegit—
gaming,