SpeedFreek's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=SpeedFreek2001-11-03T20:29:33ZLate-Night Roses (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek/writeups/Late-Night+RosesSpeedFreekhttp://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek2001-11-03T20:29:33Z2001-11-03T20:29:33Z<b><a href="/title/Bad+Poetry">Late-Night Roses</a></b><br>
<br>
<a href="/title/metaphor">Late-night roses</a> haven't been told to close<br>
with <a href="/title/the+sun+sets+slower+now">the passing of the sun</a>.<br>
Strange how they <a href="/title/stop+and+smell+the+roses">smell</a>:<br>
rich, and soaked<br>
in <a href="/title/Letting+go+of+old+promises+and+fairy+tales">promise</a>.<br>
<br>
Have you ever tasted a <a href="/title/rose">rose</a>,<br>
tasted a late-night rose?<br>
Those <a href="/title/rose+petal+must+shine">flushed petals</a> so vibrant<br>
transform on the tongue to softest<br>
nothing.<br>
<br>
Do late-night roses know<br>
<a href="/title/Rules+of+Seduction">why and how</a> they pull<br>
passersby in for a snort,<br>
then leave <a href="/title/addiction">addicts</a> to mill like grounded bees?<br>
<a href="/title/Rhinoplastic">Cocaine takes the septum</a>, but<br>
these nocturnal blooms beckon across<br>
<a href="/title/You%2527re+the+wrong+species">the distance between species</a>.<br>
<br>
Aren't these <a href="/title/Ewige+Blumenkraft">conquests</a> planned<br>
deep inside <a href="/title/root+system">rosebush roots</a>,<br>
then <a href="/title/Call+if+you+need+me.">in crawling need invoked</a>?<br>
What is a late-night rose alone but<br>
another prolonged blossom?<br>Ouroboros (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek/writeups/OuroborosSpeedFreekhttp://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek2001-10-31T16:26:03Z2001-10-31T16:26:03Z<a href="/title/bad+poetry">Ouroboros</a><br><br>
I wake sore and empty <a href="/title/Things+to+do+to+mystify+your+roommates">in my absent roommate’s bed</a><br>
And watch you tug jeans over tired hips,<br>
And run your belt through its loops,<br>
And <a href="/title/Punk+Dress+Code">lace your boots</a> to face November chill.<br>
<br>
Retrieving <a href="/title/I+Love+My+Leather+Jacket">a battered bomber jacket</a> from under the bed<br>
You <a href="/title/What+to+do+after+unprotected+sex">goodbye me with cursory words</a><br>
And the <a href="/title/dorm+room">dormroom</a> door snaps shut.<br>
<br>
I roll my face back into the warm depths of the pillow and wonder<br>
<a href="/title/why+bother%253F">Why you bother</a>, and if<br>
<a href="/title/I+want+to+know+why.">I want to know why.</a><br>
<br>
You’re walking now<br>
To your car wedged in amongst many like it:<br>
Kept running in spite of <a href="/title/Drive+it+like+you+stole+it">your best efforts</a>,<br>
And soon you’ll roll off into the sunrise-<br>
Just another low whine to mix with the <a href="/title/Noises+made+by+birds+in+different+languages">birds chattering from the trees</a><br>
And the…Unproven Talismans of Amateur Voodoo (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek/writeups/Unproven+Talismans+of+Amateur+VoodooSpeedFreekhttp://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek2001-10-30T00:24:11Z2001-10-30T00:24:11Z"I've got to ask you something, and I want a clear, concise, honest response. Assuming, that is, that one is possible."<br><br>
"OK."<br><br>
"Are you attracted to me anymore, and, if so, do you consider a romantic relationship, now or in the future, between the two of us<a href="/title/uncomfortable+silence">?</a>" <br><br>
"Um. Not really."<br><br>
"OK. That clarifies things." <br><br>
I look up and down the empty <a href="/title/Crowne+Plaza">hotel</a> hallway in search of some excuse to walk away. Finding none, I take a seat next to her against the wall and wait for her friend to return from the bathroom. I think the <a href="/title/ecstasy">X</a> is beginning to wear off, but it's difficult to find the division between purely <a href="/title/ecstasy">chemical depression</a> and the <a href="/title/unrequited+love">emotional violence</a> I'm experiencing as a result of our <a href="/title/twenty-three">twenty-three</a> second dialogue. I had composed my half of the exchange meticulously, even going so far as to write it down and consider the quality of language, but in retrospect it seems that…We must increase our bust! (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek/writeups/We+must+increase+our+bust%2521SpeedFreekhttp://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek2001-04-29T08:33:09Z2001-04-29T08:33:09ZLike every <a href="/title/milk%252C+milk%252C+lemonade">schoolyard ditty</a> I'm sure the chant exists in many forms. I heard it as:<br><br>
We must, We must,<br>
We must <a href="/title/bigger+breasts">increase our bust!</a><br>
<a href="/title/bigger+is+better">The bigger the better,</a><br>
The tighter the sweater,<br>
<a href="/title/breast+fixation">The boys like it better,</a><br>
And so we must!white cross (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek/writeups/white+crossSpeedFreekhttp://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek2001-04-25T03:18:31Z2001-04-25T03:18:31Z<p>"white cross" is a fairly common (in <a href="/title/Indiana">Indiana</a>, at any rate) slang term for the <a href="/title/stimulant">stimulant</a> <a href="/title/ephedrine">ephedrine</a>. The most common <a href="/title/over+the+counter">over the counter</a> form of the <a href="/title/Everything+Drugs">drug</a> has two indentations on one side which intersect to form a <a href="/title/cross">cross</a>. I assume that these <a href="/title/groove">grooves</a> are designed to allow easier halving or quartering of a single <a href="/title/pill">pill's</a> <a href="/title/dose">dose</a> (25<a href="/title/milligram">mg</a>), but I have never known anyone to bother doing so. Of course, I don't know <a href="/title/speed+freak">anyone who uses the substance</a> for its <a href="/title/asthma">intended purpose</a> either, so this is <a href="/title/Jack%2527s+complete+lack+of+surprise">not terribly surprising</a>.</p>Winners don't do drugs, they just sell them (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek/writeups/Winners+don%2527t+do+drugs%252C+they+just+sell+themSpeedFreekhttp://m.everything2.com/user/SpeedFreek2001-04-02T02:08:41Z2001-04-02T02:08:41Z<a href="/title/unrealistic+assumption">Stipulating</a> that an individual who is <a href="/title/loaded">economically successful</a> is a "winner," it is <a href="/title/double+negative">not unreasonable</a> to claim that <a href="/title/winner">winners</a> don't do <a href="/title/drugs">drugs</a>, they just <a href="/title/sell+drugs">sell them</a>. The <a href="/title/Black+Market">Black Market</a> is an <a href="/title/inevitable">inevitable</a> <a href="/title/human">human</a> <a href="/title/institution">institution</a>, as, for one reason or another, there are almost always products that the <a href="/title/the+man">dominant regime</a> feels compelled to <a href="/title/outlaw">outlaw</a> or restrict. <a href="/title/Demand">Demand</a> for such <a href="/title/drugs">materials</a>/<a href="/title/weapons">devices</a>/<a href="/title/prostitution">services</a> does not <a href="/title/23+skidoo">simply go away</a> because the <a href="/title/government">government</a> has legislated against them, and there are always <a href="/title/greedy">profit-minded</a> individuals willing to accept the <a href="/title/hard+time">risk</a> involved in dealing with <a href="/title/contraband">contraband</a>. <br><br>
<a href="/title/Drugs">Drugs</a> are currently the targets of such <a href="/title/fascism">legislation</a>, and a large number of individuals and organizations are extracting huge profits from their sale. Other than the <a href="/title/ass+rape">obvious danger</a> presented by <a href="/title/spoilsport">law enforcement officials</a>, the most…