she was so pretty
is everyone pretty these days
looked like alicia keys back there talking to her friend
friend was so loud i could hear
friend was all, im so. fucking. unhappy.
it wasnt going to be a long trip, just from dtla to frogtown so she could pick up her car she parked the night before.
youd be surprised how many of these trips i do for people. responsible people who dont wanna drink and drive, not even for a few miles.
makes me happy.
makes me wish uber and lyft gave us one free ride a month
to give to the good people.
friend was getting heavy, pouring her heart out
talking about how shes got no mans
job doesnt love her
shes getting older
oh we all getting older sis, alecia said
which is not something i woulda said because hi, look at me
i kept listening though because men handle these things so much differently than women, i was quietly studying
alecia was so supportive and just let friend vent
talking about how she hates her apartment
hates how bad she wants to try ozempic
hates so many of her clothes
grrrrrl i'll take your clothes alecia chimed
making them both laugh
summer night in elysian park
dark
quiet cuz ICE scared the mexican families away
who should be out there barbequing,
birthday partying, pinata swinging
kids running dogs running
but now pretty empty except for a few scraggly coyotes and a couple guys in the brambles
still there, alecia asked
baby?
there?
ok if you can hear me i'll call you back when i get a signal
i'll call you back gurl.
i turned the radio back up a little
train train elvis sang to a simple rockabilly beat
god i love LA alecia said as we finally emerged from the park and took in the sparkly lights across the 5 of
cypress park and glassell park just chillin over there lookin all pretty
almost like everythings prettier after the darkness
elvis slapped his knees to the beat from inside the speakers
from inside the past where everything
hey im back alecia said
lets toot some rails
she told her friend
k?
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