she said Trust me.
he said Im afraid
honest
earnest
it took courage for her to ask
him to trust her
despite thinkingbelieving their relationship
intrusted that implicitly explicitly
it took him courage to say he was
afraid men arent supposed to be afraid
fear diminished them yet
she was utterly fearless
he met met isnt right
he first saw her she rushed out of a bar yanked a guy off his girlfriend as he shovedshook her
beat him to the punch
boyfriend glaredbegan reaching for her but he saw him cominghustlin
spit in his girlfriends face Fuckyou cunt stormed off crossed the street into a parking lot
he went up to them Okay
the girlfriend nodded through her
tears
she said Sonofabitch! Women. Hands off.
he called a cab for the
girlfriend
they stood silently absorbed in their
thoughts
when the cab arrived he asked the
driver the fare to her address and covered it included a tip
he helped her into the cab shut
the door stepped back onto the curb
That was nice of you.
he chuckled
Im not nice
Thawas crazy of you
Yah. Well. I’m crazy.
Im Joe Crazy
You can call me Spike. Nickname
my father gave me.
Spike he liked how it felt coming out of
his mouth
If you like we can
go inside Ill buy you a drink Well call
it a reward order a couple Good Samaritans
You’re funny.
Im legit
Its a drink
Good Samaritans a drink, you
pulling my leg?
Think if I did youd punch me in the
mouth
Women Hands off
Awright
smart guy. Joe, what’s in it?
Ounce bourbon Amontillado sherry
banana liqueur fresh lemon juice
Sounds sweet.
It does
You know what’s in it but never
had it?
I kissed a girl after she sipped
it
I think thas the only way Id like it
So . . you want to kiss me?
You don want to kiss me
A shot and a beer please.
Three fingers to sip an a beer
I could do that.
You coud do me
he didnt say that
Then
lets do tha
overnight, reggaefriday,
7 2. 25
1100, reggaefriday