knot
raze
tell
the
story
this
way
:
you
are
a
pre-stardom shock jock who's
thrown
a
rock
at
the
wrong
car
.
you
regain
consciousness
on
a
stranger's
lawn
.
a
victim
of
police
brutality.
your
face
a
tumescent
mask
of
pain
and
pooled
blood
.
your
agent
says
she's
dropping
you
.
there
isn't
enough
juice
in
your
floundering
career
.
she
tells
you
it
was
always
a
pleasure
to
represent
you
.
says
to
look
her
up
if
you're
ever
in
new_york
.
when
you
recognize
yourself
again
,
you
track
her
to
a
writing
class
she's
teaching
in
a
repurposed convenience
store
.
the
band
in
your
head
plays
every
song
you've
ever
loved
faster
than
you
want
it
to
be
.
no
thought
you
can
throw
at
them
will
slow
their
step
.
you
ask
to
share
a
meal
with
her
.
she
says
to
meet
her
back
here
at
six
.
you
know
she
won't
show
.
on
the
elevator
that
takes
you
down
to
the
dirt
you
came
from
,
a
man
screams
and
breaks
a
mirror
with
the
sharpest
part
of
his
most
muscular
arm
.
you
knead
the
knot
in
your
hair
.
let
it
stay
just
what
it
is
.
another
mess
that
won't
be
unmade.
251023
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from