Jade

Remember The Yoshinoya
in Banning, California,
when we believed the rain
was machine-made?

This was before ropes
turned us on
Back when manic pixie dream girl tropes
Didn’t feel put-on

I picked you up from lax
You had spent the whole plane ride planning
To a tee
The It girl shit
You would pull on me

You would wait until a certain freeway exit
You weren’t sure which one
Your father had taught you improvisation
And how to make homelessness fun

Upon seeing me, you would Sing
That was certain.
Only by singing could you persuade me
into the cage, past the curtain
“You sing as if… you’re drowning”

once you had me at that stage
you could perform changing your mind on a dime
“Take me to the Yoshinoya in Banning California!!!!! Yes yes yes!!!! Don’t answer just drive!!!!! Take me to a sad motel naked you can ravage me and never speak to me again!!!!! I’ll steal all your money and hitchhike to Florida!!!! Who cares??? Who cares??? Just Take me to the Yoshinoya in banning California and make me into your woman for a week, a month, a year!!!!! Just get me out of Los Angeles , Jimmy , the fuck away from here!!!”

I couldn’t say no
Your drop off was my big dread
Plus it was the first time in my life
I had ever made good bread

So we went