Pint-size plane down to the Bahamas, palm trees and open bar of Miller Lite and sweet, fruit laden concoctions composed of cheap rum. Start day with Bloody Marys at La Guardia, then unnecessary bus ride to the prop before vicodin brunch.
Sun drenched dream later, Booze & Cruise crowded, drunk lady on action speedboat jerking at bikini top yelling I'll show you mine if you show me yours. Playful applause.
Snorkeling by nearby cliff. Afloat in endless ocean, breathing through a narrow tube, seeing through a narrow screen. Bread crumbs and rib meat cast overboard to stir a feeding frenzy of exotic aquatics looking at me with contempt. Tourists thrashing about like bait for bigger fish.
Return to ship deck. Spy beautiful mermaid piercing serene bathwater with Cuban cigar mashed in my countenance like a Kerouac be-bop before the breakout beach blanket dance fiasco and obligatory eardrum plea for peace.
Exit flight canceled due to snowy sarcophagus. Three block long line to contentious customs agent. Board kite to Atlanta, then jumbo jet to Jacksonville to catch moody prop back to La Guardia.
Can too small to crouch for dump, pilot pleads for patience as we wait for an open gate. Crowd ornery, try to calm frayed flight attendant nerves as she pours gasoline on the fire. Two point two hours later, we deplane on the runway and board a mystery van back to the terminal, where miraculous luggage spits out first and cab line moves quick, but wired driver assaults my nap like a backseat snap-shot on the way to Senor Frogs ...
Sun drenched dream later, Booze & Cruise crowded, drunk lady on action speedboat jerking at bikini top yelling I'll show you mine if you show me yours. Playful applause.
Snorkeling by nearby cliff. Afloat in endless ocean, breathing through a narrow tube, seeing through a narrow screen. Bread crumbs and rib meat cast overboard to stir a feeding frenzy of exotic aquatics looking at me with contempt. Tourists thrashing about like bait for bigger fish.
Return to ship deck. Spy beautiful mermaid piercing serene bathwater with Cuban cigar mashed in my countenance like a Kerouac be-bop before the breakout beach blanket dance fiasco and obligatory eardrum plea for peace.
Exit flight canceled due to snowy sarcophagus. Three block long line to contentious customs agent. Board kite to Atlanta, then jumbo jet to Jacksonville to catch moody prop back to La Guardia.
Can too small to crouch for dump, pilot pleads for patience as we wait for an open gate. Crowd ornery, try to calm frayed flight attendant nerves as she pours gasoline on the fire. Two point two hours later, we deplane on the runway and board a mystery van back to the terminal, where miraculous luggage spits out first and cab line moves quick, but wired driver assaults my nap like a backseat snap-shot on the way to Senor Frogs ...
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| Photo courtesy of Tom Kelsch. |