and they say…
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2003I’m a workin man, well I guess thats what I am.
Walking to my car from work today, I was particularly solemn, and receptive.
An unknown man walked down some building steps toward me and said, “so youre leaving?” I turned my head to look at him and respond that,
“Yes, I was definitely leaving,” when the lady in front of me replied in the affirmative. As they joined up to walk together he said, “What
are you going to do now?” Maybe some sort of memo had gone out with my photo on it and everyone knew, I thought irrationally. Her voice
came from behind again, declaring that she was going to the gym.
At the parking garage’s third floor, I boarded the glassed-in elevator overlooking the new construction and neighborhood. My godlike
perspective shrank to eye level as I descended, then moved past the ground floor, leaving me with only a view of the dank grey cement
walls. Ding! Welcome to hell.
Let’s hope this is only level 1.