Written by Andrea Janov
I watch him
as the security guard
shouts in his face.
I watch him
lean even closer
A hug,
I was giving
my friend
a hug.
Officer Rent-A-Cop
doesn’t back away
stares back into
Mark’s slate blue eyes.
A boy
hugging another boy?
That just ain’t right.
He has a drawl
I didn’t know we cultivated
in Pennsylvania. Maybe he learned
it at mall cop night school.
We
stand in a semi circle
behind Mark :
anxious
knowing he won’t
back down.
Homophobic
piece of shit
Mark mumbles.
What did you say to me,
boy?
I called you,
a homophobic
piece of shit.
Justin steps toward Officer Rent-A-Cop
Mandy yanks him back
Stop.
Officer Rent-A-Cop spins around
stares at Justin then Mandy
You rainbow colored
then to Dave then to me tattooed freaks
Sharon, to Kevin, to Hughes, have anything to add?
to Steph, to Jaime, to Jibo, to Chris.
I didn’t think so.
Text © Andrea Janov
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