George

When I was younger I

had a lot of things to say

about laws concerning cigarette smoke

even though yesterday, I saw a pregnant

lady smoking a cigarette or maybe she

was just sort of fat, I don’t know but I saw her

and I laughed my ass off, I really did. People are so stupid

but I can’t say much, I forgot to

call my mother today and she’s going deaf and all.

Her dog is deaf too

I should call her more often

even though I hate repeating myself. My neighbor George

is always watering his grass – I can’t imagine

his grass needs all that much water.

One time, George got stung by

a bee and went into anaphylactic shock and I saved his life

but no one made a big damn deal

about it or anything. The next day, I met

an old boyfriend for a drink just to see

if he still blinks the whole time you’re talking to him.