mario and venecia came inside
he and I looked at each other oddly
exchanged names .. shook hands
he dropped the half full pilliowcase
on the coffee table with a loud thud
it wasn't easy for me to act at all
like I didn't notice the bloody tissue
protruding from his red swollen nose
Immediately I knew he'd been snorting
cocaine .. for what must've been quite a spell
neatly he laid out a pile of flake
divided it into four equal parts
we all snorted an eight ball each
wow .. the stuff was high grade
excellent .. we were all flying high
mario began acting paranoid
he'd a private talk with venecia
next thing I knew .. she came to me
it was odd .. we're all in the same room
hesitantly .. she related he didn't trust me
somehow or another he thought I was a narc
I replied .. why would he share his cocaine
she couldn't answer except to say be careful
the women went to the kitchen to make drinks
I approached him at the fireplace .. face to face
he stuttered .. said he felt i'm not a cop
yet there's something bugging him
why I didn't move to colorado with viola
when she first moved there .. then later on
he flashed a .38 snubnose .. crazy look in his eyes
started talking crazier .. wanted to fight
cocaine had his weak mind wound tight
I was floating too but it was a cool high
i'd my .45 just inside of my back waistband
if push came to shove .. i'd have to shoot him
I told him c'mon .. let's go outside
we can get this over with quickly
away from the women .. out on the lawn
suddenly he backed off .. said forget it
since I didn't flinch nor bat an eyelid
Copyright @ January 2015
StandingBear
