started out small
with the old man swallowed in his baseball hat
obviously talking out of his ass
couldn’t blame her when she planted her snow white flats
squared her hips and
schooled him in a whip lash
watch out sister!
his lady tiny and mighty
quiet as a sleeping bear
just woke up to find her husband cub
flailing close to wailing
his defeat
syllables that stretch the ear in
between a semi and a wet towel
start curling out of her mouth
a low crumbling of vowels
to the snapping shriek of howls
thats when she sat next to me
my sister
not giving a shit about my lit cigarette
or that i just work here
back up
plain and simple
gave her what i could
solidarity in not moving or inching away
even as her passion rose up
like gas on trash
could tell she didn’t know
what she was saying
all the warriors started to look confused
but she trusted it would get the job done
shut them the hell up.
She bounded off the bench
pointing pointing so much pointing! to the apartment door
Is one of them a landlord?
has a delinquent child?
forgot to recycle?
(no they don’t recycle here)
Fire breathing mama!
That’s right bitches! (sorry ma’m)
You just got the beat down, clown!
hips in over drive now as she struts off
a few last turns to point markedly
“I know. Oh I KNOW, what’s really going on here.
Sonofabitch!
Ruin my day ... think you can tell me ...
I know what I know ... curses and demons on MY head?!
I ain’t afraid of your pussy demons ... OR your limp dick curses ...”
into the morning, until it was quiet at last.
Pretty certain that’s how it went. I can’t be sure. I don’t speak Chinese.
