eyes arent whathey used to
be
or so he thought
years ago he participated in a drug
trial at Jackson Memorial an came away with 20/15 visiondamn near able to see
through womens clothing
he was the only
participant who did
was considered an anomaly
wasnt the first time
was in New Awleans
Mardi Gras
in a theatre housed in an old
building jerryrigged to show a movie on a compromisedscreen
reminded
him of some of the smuthouses in Chicago rolling past he thoughtyuck thoughtwoudntwannabe caught dead in one if somebodys got a hankeringwere smart they woudnt attend without a raincoat an hatNOT
YELLOWno beggin targeting
but then
different strokes for different
folks
Nicholson Keseys One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest was playing
he wanted to see it in the worst
way
matinee
hed been stoned cokedup drunk
hashished twoanahaf days
the price was right
a realrummy Hurricane was included with admission
he sat on ricketywood Missionstyle
dining chair
before sitting he tried it
hand at the front of the seat hand on its back
pushed realhard
didnt collapse
couple of rows ahead of him somebodys did
he HARHARed coudnt help himselfwoudnt if he coudave
whoever gotup off their back tossed
it to the side tookup another chair played Russian roulette sat
it didnt collapse
firedup a crumble of hashish
hafway through
fuckin Indian Chief Will Sampson escapes
through a chainlinked secured window
The End
he applauded as he always
didalways does if a film is worthwhile he only went to worthwhile films
when the credits stoppedreel stopped
as people came
upstream he went through them downstream towards a redlighted EXI No thadidnt say tha EVIL
hed beenup
awhile
rubbed his
eyes hard
EVIL
fuck
like
he coud resist tha
checked it out went through the
door entered a darkerred hallwayalleyway made him think of developing 35mms shadows loitered ahead he slipped knuckles on that he carried in his
jacketNEVER CAN TELL for ballast he
carried a blackjack in the other you
can take the boy out of Chicago but not Chicago out of the boy
suddenly they rushed
him
they didnt KNOW he
was leaving Cuckoo bloodup out came the sap too
sign was right
anesthetised bloodied hisantheirs spatting blood he emerged onto a night street thick with haleanhearty costumed people having some fun
THERE
saloon
he needed a drink
approxly 2250, Monday,
28 8. 23
1200, 2sday,
29 8. 23
Jon Batiste We Are
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkpvNaBe0mg
