19.07.08
Seattle,Wa.
The silence was a deep and noisy thing rollin' down 6th towards the Greyhound station.
Downtown Lake Charles, La. John Kline alternated from scrubbin lil' Mocos head to shifting the Dodge,
occasionally looking over at Jesus, who was looking at his hand, hanging limply out the window. He had the look of a brother beaten. A brother that had lost himself
...Jesus said... " You know John, I like it better on the freeway. A guy can really fly his hand, on the freeway..."
The plan was this: Jesus said he would go. But, John Kline would pay. But Jesus said he wanted to go north and see and old friend in Concord, Dan , ...." He used to have an Afro... Think he still would still be so cool as to wear an Afro here in the 90"s...
..." This is 2007 brother, man..." said John Kline. Jesus said " Oh. Yeah. Wheres my head...?. He also wanted to go to to Denver and see Old Jim, the bass player, " ...and maybe I will take up the harmonica again... Ol' Jim would love that...."... Jesus said. Lil' Moco's looked up at Jesus, thinking,
..." Man, this is a weird brother..Big league nut house material." John Kline thought, " Thank you.." Jesus would end up in Los Angeles in a about a month ". All would be well, 93% less drama than he had thought...
..." If I'm not murdered in my bed..." mumbled Jesus. John Kline heard Jesus, and shot him a look that said..." Murdered in your BED ???? now that's a little dramatic er what ? " sorta look. Turnin' left on a red, John Kline heads toward the Greyhound lot. John parks the Dodge, and they sat.
...John Kline said... " Your not sure you just don't wanna go right back to L.A. ?... You know, your house, the big TV, your gun collection..."
...and Jesus said... " John, I just feel it's time for me to choose a path and go. What you want or the clan wants, or thinks for that matter is irrelevant. I feel the doubts they have in me were based on fears and insecurities that I'm workin' on...I love too much. I get stepped on. I am tried .The permanence has slipped away. I like things that don't go away or get lost, ya know John...? I'll be fine somewhere else, brother. I'm Jesus after all, you know , Son of God, and all that hummm ???
...and John Kline said..." Sooooooo, your not goin' back to L.A. ? "
...Jesus said... " I am going, and I think I'd like to go the rest of the way alone from here, John, Mind if I take this dog here, lil' Moco. I like dog's, John. Don't know what I was thinking... " scrubbin' lil' Moco's head.
...and Lil' Moco thought ..." I am going to Concord, Denver, then to who bloody knows where like baggage, under bleedin' bus...?
with the son of God...? Of course. I am a dog. I can't talk or choose. Damn !!! Next time around, in my next life, you people are gonna pay !!!! sooooo help me ....grrrrr- snarrrrrrl- wheeeeeze- cough......."
Jesus sat looking at the bus that would eventually take him away from Lake Charles, and off to the north. Not happy, so he wasn't. The shift from a clan, to just him and lil' Moco, was all to much for Jesus. Jesus said " ...This is waaaaaaaay too much for me lil' Moco..." The bus left at 11: 00 pm. It was 7:00pm now. Jesus said good bye to John Kline , gathering Lil' Moco's little cage box, with Lil' Moco starin' out with his bulgy sad dark eyes... it was a pitiful site those two walking away from the car. Skinny Jesus with the dog box cage. Jesus had no shoes... John Kline sat and watched until the door closed behind Jesus, started up the Dodge and with one look back, put it in first, let out the clutch, the car stalls with a lurch... John starts it again and drives off back to Warren's in Cameron Parish. There were going to be question, " and the most were gonna come from Death, I'll bettcha..." said John Kline....
Back at Warren and Dawns in Cameron Parish...
...Warren screams.... " DAWN !!!!!!!! where the hell is my got damn Dodge ? "
....Death said.... " I' gonna make Margritiaaaaaaaasssssssss !!!!!!!"
...Venus " who caused all this really " said... " Anybody seen John Kline ? "
...Dave said..." There's more beer in the fridge, no ?
...Domingo said... " I never say no, I say thank you..."
...Mierdina thought... " So, the little bastard ran off with the enemy hummmm ? Gotta get me a map, looks like I'm going to L.A. "
Next Chapter " In the bus station with Jesus, the son of God and all that..."
Be well todo mundo,
J.Level
©2008spl " On..." The freak show and it's passing thru the Valley of the Shadow of Death, parts 1-14"
