Glass (Crank 2)

It’s not only distasteful

but dangerous. Maybe

even life-threatening.

My public defender,

a rat-faced little man

with a squeaky voice,

brings me the offer.

The Feds want to disrupt

the flow of Mexican meth

into the continental U.S. If

you’ll turn state’s evidence…

I don’t really hear all

the details, through

the whir in my brain.

But the message comes

across loud and clear:

Turn in Cesar, pull

a lot less time. Some

thing to think about.

We will have to convince

courts in two states that

your cooperation will

benefit society at large.

Now, there’s something

to put down on a future

résumé. Right after

“felony convictions.”

Back in Nevada

Behind home-state bars,

I have a ton to think about