Sinister: Compo

[Kelso]

Okay, well here's my stab at the ink polaroids
contest....I would love those posters...sigh:

Polaroid I. 
 Look, these are a year and a half old already!  Ben
and I are in a record shop.  We?re flipping through the
seven inches.  He?s smiling;  Ben is always smiling. 
That's part of his dashing character.  He?s pointing
out a new single from some Detroit space rock band. 
He looks fine and slim in his orange Spiny Anteaters
t-shirt.  He has never ever worn a collared shirt in my
presence.  I am wearing my brown corderoy jacket. I
am not smiling, but I am not scowling either.  I guess
best put would be to say that I look somewhat
melancholy, reflective, preoccupied.  I remember that
I was rather distracted and though I am holding it, I
am not really aware of the Tullycraft single I?ve
picked up. 

II.  Here we are standing on the street in front of
Ben?s car.  It is a silly little white sports coupe. It is
nitetime and St. Mark?s Place is a charming blur of
activity and lights in the background.  Speaking of
lights, the streetlamp overhead is terribly bright and
has all but washed out Ben?s face, but I know that he
was still smiling.  Ben is always smiling.  He has a
brown sack full of new records under one arm; my
hand is in his left hand.  As for me, my bleachy bangs
are all in my face.  I guess I will probably never see
my hair?s natural colour again.  If you look close, you
can see tears coming up in my eyes.

III.  Oh dear, Ben and I are kissing!  This is not a
positive sign, though.  We are in his car now.  This is
when we broke up for good.  Just prior to the kiss I
asked him why we were spending so many months
pretending to be in love, when it was obvious that he
would be happier to just be best friends.  I remember
exactly what he said, ?I?m ashamed because I should
be in love with you, but being in love just isn?t
important to me.?  Then we broke up, but had one last
kiss for the road, to prove we would stay on as best
friends.  If you look really close at this polaroid, you
can see tears streaking my cheeks.
  

there you go, sorry to have bored any of you---

Kelso Jacks
NYC

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