Saturday, June 13, 2015

6771. PAST IS PROLOGUE

PAST IS PROLOGUE
You don't want to wax nostalgic, but there
are things in the past that shouldn't be forgot.
The high-heeled splendor of bright white
collar and the way those rolled those old
style pants : hob-nailed boots let loose on
an ancient Soho sidewalk. Before there was
money. Before there was fame. Before any 
of this was legal. Baby, you can drive my car.
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The cat slept on the deck ledge. When he was
mine, we called him Sledge. I'd always liked 
that name and there was this guy named Percy 
Sledge who had a big hit song. 'When a man
loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothin' 
else.' In addition, there never was much running
water, and what there was was foul and brown.
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To quench a thirst, we all found it was best to
just grin and bear it, drink a beer, or go downstairs
and get one of those silly, overpriced Dove bars
for the cute little blond girl at the cart.

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