the difference
between an order
and a request.
the order came
through. i
failed
to do the
same.
when final
ly let
go, the
sting at
the bottom
of my throat;
the fingered
red rings
around my
neck. i
got so embarr
assed and
couldn’t
breathe for
what seemed
like forever
being held
up onto a
wall by
a big
banker
in the
very
early
90’s.
i kicked
a man in
the gut to
get him out
of my truck
in the teenage
years of the
21st century.
a pacifist
values life.
isn’t that
the point
of being
one?
