thursday

A man telling an animated story to a woman wearing those gigantic glasses that go over prescription glasses. They made her appear indifferent as he said, "She say 'don't be playing all mr. nice guy wit me mothafucka. I'm the one let you outta jail, tough guy.' I said, 'bitch what is it? mr. nice or mr. tough?" Stomping his feet and waving his arms with nearly every syllable while the woman stared back like a television set, he continued "Cause maybe you forgot, i'm OUT that mothafucka now and you know..." Even the slowest walker couldnt have found a reason to stay within earshot. So goes the walk to work.
A policeman walking with purpose down the steps of the highschool, looking at me then scanning every young man on the street, finally making eye contact with a plainclothesman coming out of another door to the school. He made a gesture that said, "I dont know where the hell he went," to which the plainclothesman responded with another gesture. Crossing his wrists behind his back and wrenching them into the air he said it all.