Friday, April 15, 2022

Eighty-eight:

Elvis is the driver on our bus. 

He is good operatively.


He ferries us to and from Outpost Haros.

We wear headphones.


Listen to AC/DC at half speed on our Walkman’s.

Even our batteries are dying.


I use duct tape to hold the cassette in.

Elvis is impressed.


Offers me his lunch box but I say:

“No, I’ve already had my polk salad for today.”


Elvis gets all shook up. I tell him: 

“You ain’t nuthin’ but a Cerberus whining all the time.” 


He puts us out. Bill hails a cab and 

Elvis drives away as the bus shakes, rattles, rolls.


©️Mark W. Ó Brien

15Apr2023

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