Clash

have you ever thought of or are you currently thinking of taking your own life?
i lie and say no.
are you on any prescription medications that you may need while incarcerated?
i list them.
we’ll see what we can do.
apparently it’s not time to get put into the holding cell
at oklahoma county jail.
so i get chained to a bench.
hey.
hey. i hear a voice down the hall.
a man in a wheelchair.
hey clash.
(i’m wearing a clash t-shirt.)
hey clash do you have a cigarette i need one.
i shake my head.
hey clash do you have any drugs?
i shake my head again.
hey clash what’d they get you for?
i say nothing.
hey clash you fought the law and the law won, huh?

hey.

hey clash.