He talks all the way back
to the motel about how we
can make it all work out.
By the time we park the
car and go upstairs, my life
has shifted gears, again.
It All Sounded So Easy
But a number of obstacles
popped up right away.
Getting an apartment
when you don’t have a job
is tough. I guess they want
to know the rent will happen.
Getting a job
when all you want to do
is get high isn’t exactly
a priority. Anyway, dealing
is much easier than
working for a living.
But you can’t really put
“dealer” under “occupation”
on the rental application.
Convincing a manager
took a fair amount of lying,
and Brad’s cooperation.
And, with Angela squarely
in the way, that
wasn’t easy either.
But blood is thicker than
marriage. Brad didn’t