By Jason Bredle
When I walk into a room the first thing I do is size
everyone up fiscally. You people have scored very
low. Where are the gifts? Have you heard the latest
about politics and religion? Guess what I did last
night. I dipped myself in chum and surfed off of
Shark Bay Beach. It’s like riding a sword through
a tiger storm, my friends. You bet I want to do it
again! And yet part of me feels empty, or like my head
is full of monsters. Oh you people, I forgive
you. In my memory, the cherry blossoms are always
in bloom. You know how it is. You go to a birthday party
for a guy named Kyle. When you get there
nobody knows who Kyle is. You realize Kyle isn’t a
person, but something inside you. He’s what makes
you do the things that make you hate yourself. His
favorite cake is red velvet.
Jason Bredle is the author of three books and three chapbooks, most recently Smiles of the Unstoppable and The Book of Evil. His fourth book, Carnival, will be available from the University of Akron Press in 2012. He lives in Chicago.
