Friday, February 8, 2008

I SAW KENDRA GRANT MALONE DRUNK

SHE IS NOT LIKE MOST
DRUNK PEOPLE WHEN DRUNK
SHE DIDN'T ACT LIKE AN ASSHOLE
OR BECOME INCOHERENT
SHE MOVED FASTER
AND SKIPPED AROUND
THE CORNER OF A TABLE
TO GET TO A PERSON
TO TALK TO THEM
OUTSIDE A POLICEMAN
WANTED TO ARREST HER
SHE WAS NOT ARRESTED
ANOTHER POLICEMAN
WAS NICE TO HER
THE NICE POLICEMAN
WOULD BE NICE DRUNK I THINK
THE OTHER POLICEMEN
IF THEY WERE DRUNK I THINK
WOULD HAVE SCREAMED
THINGS LIKE...I DON'T KNOW
I CAN'T THINK OF SOMETHING
I FEEL DRUNK
I THINK I BECOME QUIETER
WHEN DRUNK
I CAN FOCUS MORE
ON WHAT THE OTHER PERSON
IS SAYING
THE SOUNDS THEY ARE CREATING
HAVE MEANING
I AM NOT 'CONSUMED'
BY THOUGHTS ABOUT
WHAT MY FACE LOOKS LIKE
IF I APPEAR INSANE OR NERVOUS
HOW TO STOP THOSE THINGS

3 comments:

Kendra Grant Malone said...

tao you are nice. when i am drunk i want to pet your head constantly (i think i prolly do do that).

Tao Lin said...

i forgot, you also started petting my head

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