Are they immune from blackmail? Have they ever cheated? Are there lurid pictures of this somewhere in a manilla envelope? Perhaps hidden away somewhere in a safety deposit box along with a lightly oiled black weapon.
Author Archives: The Mark
The Others
What are the others like? What secrets do they have? Would they tell me if I asked them? What if I seduced them first? What if I made them fall hopelessly in love with me? Would they break down under such bittersweet torture?
The honey on the thorn
Putting life into storage. Feeling overwhelmed by amount of effort involved. The thorn before the honey.
A list
Pick up passport, get watch battery replaced, rent post-office box, renew driver’s license, get haircut, have a lot of sex.
The House of Realization
Your new pad
We sat in your new living room listening to jazz and you had us ask each other questions. I drank too much bourbon, and I worried about my own past. But I was also happy to be there.
Sitting at the hotel bar
Fears no man. Is lonely and lost. Admires the sharp beaked, mischievous creatures that fly through the lobby.
I guess it’s 2012
5…4…3…2…1…I hope you have someone to kiss.
Some kind of paradise
The band is playing and we are drinking gin and tonics. My parents are dancing. A man drops his crutches. It’s some kind of paradise.
Desperate Youth
A conversation with my twenty year old self: “Dude, your priorities are all wrong. Don’t be so serious, chase more tail.” “Are you drunk?” ” Yes, very.” “What’s the future like?” “A lot like the past, but we have robots and flying cars.” “Who’s going to win the Superbowl?” “The what? We don’t do that anymore.” “You disappoint me.” “The feeling is mutual.”