Conversations #8: Perspectives, Part 1

“Umm…hey, Ang?”

“Heyy, Sasha! What’s up?”

“Well, I just thought you should know…I mean, well…Ummm…”

“What is it?”

“Well…last Saturday, I was at the lacrosse house, right?”

“Uh-huh?”

“And I was really drunk. I mean, I was like blacked out.”

“Okay…”

“So, umm—and I don’t even remember any of this, Kelly and Jenn had to tell me everything—so, Tom was there…”

“Tom, like…?”

“Yeah, that Tom.”

"Okayyy, so what happened?”

“Well, I didn’t really know what was going on, but he apparently just came up to me and kissed me! Like, I have no idea! I didn’t even see him; he just came out of nowhere. And I like immediately pushed him away! It was soo weird!”

 "...Oh."
"I'm really sorry, Ang. I was totally shocked, I swear."
“…It’s okay.”

“Are you sure? Because, like, I didn’t even know it was him; I mean, I was really drunk an—“

“Why don’t you stop drinking then?”

“—d…Huh?”

“I said, why don’t you stop f***ing drinking then??”

“Woah, Ang, I just wanted to say sorry; I thought you should know! I felt really guilty.”

“Oh, you feel guilty so you come here and ruin my day?? AGH! I knew you liked him!”

“What?? I never said that!”

“You didn’t have to. I saw you looking at him all the time when we were together! And, Stacey told me what you said about him!”

“…What’d she say?”

“I KNEW IT! I don’t know, but I knew you said something!”

“Look, I came here to apologize. I don’t need you to be a b**** to me, okay??”

“What did you just call me??”

“Hmph…no wonder Tom wanted to break up with you.”

“Excuse me?? I broke up with him.”

“Yeah, that’s what you think.”

“What??”

“…Never mind. I gotta go.”

“Wait! Hey!!”

“Get off me psycho!!”

“What did you mean??”

“What do you care?? You never cared!”

********************

“Hey, is that Angelina?”

“Where…? Oh, yeah, it is. Who’s she screaming at??”

“Hmm, no idea. Can you hear what they’re saying?”

“Yeah…something about a break up, some guy.”

“Huh.”

“Hey, by the way, did you get your Haiti stuff in yet??”

“Yeah man, got it in yesterday!”

“Really? With who??”

“What? …Ohhh, woooow. Haha, stupid. But man, I can’t wait. It’s gonna be crazy!”

“Hahaha. I know, though! I wish it was for longer…but hey, at least it’s something, right?”


Hey guys! Here (finally) are the answers from the "Conversations #5" famous rap albums activity. Sorry it took so long to post 'em! Won't happen again. Anyway, here ya go, and look out for #2 in this new "Perspectives" trilogy I'm working on. Hope you like 'em!

1. Things Fall Apart--The Roots
2. Recovery--Eminem
3. Hip Hop is Dead--Nas
4. Ready to Die--The Notorious B.I.G.
5. The Big Picture--Big L
6. (Bonus--I know, I know, it's nowhere near classic) Thank me Later--Drake

 B.A.M.

Harvesting Haibuns #4

                

        Jiro Dreams

                          Reaching out wearily into the unknown with but a handful of companions,

                          a flame bit my finger. From that, eternal passion bloomed, a mark that'll 

                          fade only when existence does.

Sometimes they entertain

Other times, they horrify

This time, they saved me 

     Steam

                          A continuous boiling tsunami washes over ragged mountain peaks without

                          abandon. Over time, this endless cascade soothes the peaks and smooth’s 

                          the valleys into something new and beautiful.

Spiked fountain

Endless bliss

Until the end

 

B.A.M.

Conversations #7: Forgive, Never Forget

“…and then he just jumped out the window!”

“Whaaat??”

“Just listen to me; I never told you anything. Nothing. Got it?”

“But Zack…you let a guy commit murder...is this a joke?”

“No, it’s not a joke! Would I lie about something like this??”

“Dude, I can’t believe you’re not lying about something like this. Lie! Please lie!”

“Listen Theo. They were no good anyway, and you know that. I’ve told you about them a thousand times. Last week, one of them wouldn’t even acknowledge my existence. She just came around the corner, looked at me, and then kept walking. Agh, worthless…”

“B-but Zack, that doesn’t mean y-you let a guy kill them!”

“What was I supposed to do Theo? Huh? Jump out, yell really loud and hope the sound waves shatter his gun??”

“Well, uh—“

“Exactly. I can hear you shaking; you’re can’t even speak, right? That’s exactly how I felt. Even if they were worth saving, I wouldn’t have done it. Who knows what I’d have to look forward to.”

“I mean…yeah, I know. I don’t think I could’ve done it either.”

“Exactly. All I’m saying is, the world’s better for it now. Everything’s getting shut down, I finally get to leave this hell, and I’ll be home by morning. It’s almost like a dream man, seriously.”

“…Agh, I don’t even know, man. At least you’re finally coming home. Just don’t tell anyone else! Never fully trust—“

“—anyone but yourself. I know, I know. Hah, I learned from the best, man.”

“Yeah, you did…Alright, I gotta go now. Ly should be meeting me here any second now.”

“Who?”

“Lyra, man. You know, that black haired girl—“

“—ahhh, with the—”

“Yeah, her.”

“Right, right, I remember. Ktch! Alright, well stay safe brother. And don’t do anything I wouldn’t!”

“Man, shut up.”

“Hahah! Peace dude.”

“Peace man.”

********************

“Heyy, Theo!”

“Yo, Ly! There you are!”

“Yeah, sorry I’m late! I got really into my workout, and I just lost track of time, and—“

“Nah, it’s all good.”

“Phew. Thanks Teddy. So, what’re we doing?”

“Ehh, I was thinking maybe taking a lap around Silverbridge? There’s a full moon out tonight, and it looks pretty beautiful when it hits the water.”

“Oooo. Sure, let’s go!”

“Sweet.”

“So, what’d you do today?”

“Huh? Sorry.”

“Heh, it’s okay. What’d you do today??”

“Ohh. Hah, my bad. Umm, not much…I did some drawing in the studio, then I headed up to Rock for lunch…finally stopped by the Pearl office for that interview they asked me to do—“

“Finally! They took so long with that. So when does the article come out??”

“It should be out not this coming week, but next week. I think it went pretty well!”

“That’s awesome Teddy!”

“Hah, yeah…”

“What’s up?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“You sound like something’s troubling you. Is everything okay?”

“Oh. Well, I guess so. I just have a lot to do, and a lot’s been going on recently.”

“Already? It’s only been a few weeks!”

“Yeah, tell me about it. But, I guess it’s better to be busy than to be bored, right?”

“Well, yeah, I guess so…”

“Hey, Lyra?”

“Huh? Yeah?”

“Do you think everyone deserves to be forgiven?”

“Hmmm…Yeah, I think so. I mean, there’re still people who I haven’t forgiven from high school…but I haven’t thought about them in so long, I think if I saw them one day I’d just do it to get it over with.”

“Hmm…”

“What do you think?”

“Well, I mean…I’ve only ever hated two people before. Like, actually hated.”

“Ahh. Who?”

“Just these two stupid kids from high school.”

“Hmm. Isn’t College so much chiller than high school?”

“TELL ME about it. Agh, I hated high school.”

“Me too. But anyway, what were you saying?”

“Ehh, it’s just that, right now I wouldn’t mind throwing my pride aside and forgiving them and everything, but then I start thinking about what they did, and how terrible I felt. Then I can’t forgive them, because I remember why I swore I never would in the first place.”

“Hmm. Well, you don’t have to forgive them. You probably won’t even see them again, right?”

“That’s true…” But then, why does it keep coming back to me?

“Oh my God, look Teddy! You were right, the lake is gorgeous! It’s so silver.”

“It’s like your eyes, Ly.”

“Hehe, think you’re so smooth, don’t you?”

“Nahh…But man, look at this…nights like these make you wonder, huh?”

“They always do, Teddy.”

B.A.M.

Harvesting Haibuns #3

  

Courthouse

 

                          Strangely cursed with a name so menacing, and yet the place emanates

                          the warmth and comfort that home cannot provide. Genuine smiles, 

                          friendly laughter, generous natures…Where was I while all this was 

                          being enjoyed?

Resting wearily

Penthouse shelter at its best

Where the monsters tread 

Tremors

                          More activity bustles around me in the past hours than the past month. 

                          Anticipation, puzzlement, wonder; I feel it all, experiencing those 

                          emotions which had both snidely eluded me. Fair-weather friends—stay

                          awhile!

Brilliance buds blossom

A Bolt runs through the desert

Afraid to look back

B.A.M.