Glass (Crank 2)
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taken me hostage.
No, I don’t want to think
such a thing
is remotely possible.
It isn’t. Is it?
So Why
Do I take a little detour,
drive up the gravel road
toward the quarry, dust
sifting over the LTD,
find a spot under a tree,
and, despite being pretty
damned buzzed already,
take another short stroll
with the grabby monster?
Something is different
this time round, some
little thing that keeps on
nagging at me. The
crystal is better, true,
so I know addiction
is even likelier than
before. That bothers
me some, yes, but like
I said, I’ve managed to
keep my use under control.
Suddenly, as I inhale
a hot, fragranced hit,
it comes to me—the
thing that’s bugging