Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Girls night out

The drunk girl at the ball park

sits down with a thump

on the sidewalk next to the player's lot.

She's yelling, what? what?

with a smirk.

Like it's the soul of wit.


Claws through her bag

looking for a smoke.

Her girlfriend tries

to hush her before

the ball park cop comes over.

they've already been ejected.


Too late. He stands over her

leaning slightly forward.

You ladies have a problem?

She's still braying,

what? what?and laughing


becauseshe can't decide

whether she’s mad or not.

She lurches up on tiptoes

tries to kiss the cop.

He lets her.


Tastes her liquory breath,

puts his hands on her shoulders,

and turns her around.

She bumps her plump behind

into his equipment,

gives it a shove and a wiggle.


She stumbles forward saying

what? what? and giggles.

You gonna cuff me?

Maybe. Come back later.


Her unlit cigarette

falls out of her mouth

onto the pavement.

Her semi-sober girlfriend

fetches the cig off the ground

lights it, takes a drag,


slips it between

her drunk friend’s lips.

But she can't hold on to it

and it falls out again.


C’mon, let's try the back entrance

if you think you can act straight

for a minute, okay?


Okay. but I need to pee.

Now? Yeah, now.

Go over there, behind those bushes

and try not to go on your shoes.


You wanna help me?

Alright, c’mon. I still want to find

that cute guy in the bleachers.

You can come back for that cop

after the game.

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