Glass (Crank 2)

So okay. Stay with this new guy.

Get him out of your system.

But don’t ever bring him home.

And do not come back here stoned.

Oh. By the way. A Kevin from work

called you. He wants you to come

in Sunday to make up for today.

He left a number for you to call….

Click. She’s gone. That was way

too easy. That was way too hard.

They Know I’m Using

Want me to stop, and I know

I should. But I don’t want to.

Don’t even know if I could.

I want to use right now, in fact.

And guess what. I’m not home,

am I? “Can we catch a buzz?”

Uh, sure. Hey, are you okay?

What did your mom say?

I’m not going to tell him,

don’t want him to know.

“She said work called.”

He looks into my eyes.

Nothing about snowbanks?

Nothing about snow,

plenty about ice. I smile.

“Nope. Nothing at all.”

He senses something.

So…what’s wrong?

What can I tell him? That