Page 57 of Crank (Crank 1)

all the things

you’d rather

not say,

at least not

in mixed company.

Dad Said

I got up, headed

for the door, hoping

Adam would try

to stop me.

But lust is stronger

than love. And

monster lust

is unconquerable.

I Was Pissed

Anger seeped

from my pores,

vinegar sweat,

as I stomped

out the door,

into the night,

down the dark

sidewalk.

I was hot.

Heart

jackhammering

in my chest,

pumping fever,

toenails to follicles,

blistering

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