…A horn blew. He looked down and witnessed, like so many
times in the past, a pedestrian almost getting hit by passing traffic; whose drivers
are less than attentive, in downtown Indianapolis no less.
But he just shook his head, said to himself, “Big
City, Little City is all the same family because they have the same last name.”
He smiled to himself raised the glass, “Prost.”
Took a sip.
He was there.
Medicated.
But not overly so.
Copacetic.
A memory popped into his mind:
Jones.
Private Jones.
He and…what was
the muh fuckahs first name?
Shit we were
boys he thought but he couldn’t remember the first name to save his life.
Maybe tomorrow or another day, recall was
down at this point, he ensconced in his medical cocktail.
Watchoutchairnaw!
He and Jones would be hittin the jay in the
back of the latrines; If the weed was fire, Jones would smile at him while exhaling,
Jones' head nodding up and down, while passing him the jay, with the word
slowly coming out of Jones' mouth during all of this was,” Cooooopaaaaceeetic!” He became a fan of the word after he started hanging out with Jones. He thought for some reason copacetic was an ill word and to this very day he used the word frequently.
He continued to the kitchen. Ol’ Jones, he thought again and shook his head a little and smiled at the memory. Got to the marble kitchen
island he had placed his medication on. Made minor adjustments to the dosage;
this time gin 50ml, D/C vermouth for at least four hours; this dosage, every
forty-five minutes or so would keep away the vampires. Shit he started thinking, fuck the garlic, give
me a pint and aftah which that motha fuckah can suck my carotid all they wants, I don’t
feel a damn thang! Numb the fuck to my toes! And before I exanguinate and turn cold, can a brotha get a refill?
Sipped his gin. Smiled
once again. Did a little jig. Found his chair. Put his drink down. Take out smoke. Zippo. Clink. Fire it up. Zippo.
Clink. Inhale mightily. Sit down.
Now exhale. Good. Pick up drink. Sip.
Keep in hand. Steady with the armrest. Pull on cigarette. Exhale.
Sip on drink… Daily PRN THRUT… Signed: Chauncey Hopson, FU-INOU-Dr. Vet... (to be continued)