scorcher, today
sit on the curb, kick off my thongs
back to the filmy dime store window
i live for these 15 minutes
every 4 hours
smoke hovers around me
not even a slight breeze for it to dissolve in
highway sounds mix with wails
momma tells her it�ll just be a second
i nudge a condom wrapper with my toe
how the hell did it get in the middle of a parking lot?
shirt stuck to my back
don�t care
10 minutes left
she comes back outside
slaps the kid
screams stop
that�s a relief
get a whiff of greasy chinese next door
finger sticky change in my pocket
food or cigarettes?
suck in the last bit
exhale slowly
mash it on the ground
5 minutes
enough time to walk across the street
and bargain for another pack
a girl's gotta eat, right?
i can finish him off in a minute
and still get some chinese
2 minutes
it�s ridiculous how i live for these 15 minutes
