spilled into the soiled
 
 carpeting. Grady doesn’t
 
 think twice, rooting
 
 around like a hog in
 
 the mud. Fine. Let him
 
 have it. I wouldn’t smoke
 
 that dirty stuff now.
 
 We bump heavily against
 
 the bedroom door. Instantly,
 
 Hunter is crying. Bellowing.
 
 It’s enough to end the battle.
 
 Trey Rolls Off Me
 
 Away from me, onto his feet.
 
 Take care of your baby.
 
 He vanishes into the night.
 
 Close behind is Grade E,
 
 with a sizeable buy and
 
 a pilfered rock. I glance
 
 around the cluttered room.
 
 An ash tray overflows on
 
 the coffee table. A glass
 
 pipe lies on the floor, midst
 
 papers, knocked off a chair.
 
 A raft of papers, floating
 
 on a swamp of nasty carpet,
 
 a place no baby should crawl.
 
 The sink cannot possibly
 
 hold another crusty dish.
 
 Clothing, dirty and clean,
 
 decorates the furniture.