taxi
red white blue
we
pulled
up
to
the
hotel
i
had
to
go
.
it
was
midnight
and
the
day
was
over
and
our
day
was
over
and
in
eight
hours
it
was
back
to
exeter.
the
show
was
over
-
rent
songs
still
spinning
loud
through
my
head
.
my
mom
is
already
out
of
the
cab.
i
slide
down
the
seat
,
put
one
leg
out
,
both
legs
out
,
no
don't
look
back
at
him
.
i
am
getting
out
,
i
am
halfway
on
the
sidewalk
and
he
grabs
my
arm
tight
and
pulls
me
back
in
the
cab
and
kisses
me
,
quick
and
soft
.
i
pull
back
one
inch
and
the
door
slams
shut
between
us
and
the
taxi drives
off
and
i
am
there
alone
on
the
sidewalk
with
my
mother
.
010702
...
Effingham Fish
"
Me
,
I'm
a
cab
driver
.
I'm
the
only
cab
driver
in
here
."
011103
...
oren
is
spelled
the_same
in
English
,
German
,
French
, Swedish
and
Portuguese.
060313
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