Crank (Crank 1)

He was pushing 45. Time

was running out.

A house of my own. A good woman.

Surely he’d dated one or

two since Mom?

Slept with a few. Don’t do movies….

There’s more to dating

than movies.

Don’t do dinner, unless they cook.

Come on, Dad. What

about love?

Love is overrated. Besides …

I couldn’t believe

his confession:

No one can measure up to your mom.

I Even Spent Time at the Bowling Alley

He Hadn’t Changed After All

But he wasn’t such a bad guy,

really. Not ambitious, true.

In fact, you might call

him lazy, at least when

the drug of the day

was green.

Been smokin’ pot since I was 13,

couldn’t quit if I tried. Besides,

why try? It keeps me happy,

mellow. Makes me eat

too much, but

oh, well.

The white