Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow

Author:Toby Barlow [Barlow, Toby]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780061843471
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Lark and Jason pull up to the house,

a Silver Lake ramble where

rooms spill into rooms

and the slant of the floors

hint at the unsettled faults below.

“Come on in, let’s talk.” says Lark.

“Do you have any orange soda?” the kid asks.

“Maybe, Jason, let me check the fridge.”

The others are all sleeping,

Lark’s been running them through the paces at night

which leads to sleepy days, only rising for carbs

and the rigor of more training.

As they pass by one room

Jason’s young eyes dart in

to find Bunny lying next to Maria, the new girl,

her bare breasts spilling out from beneath the covers.

Jason forgets about the orange soda for a moment.

His attention snaps back when Lark says,

“You want to play a game?”

Now Jason’s ready, he’s played these games before

with bankers and movie people and men whose odd tastes

and sometimes cruel needs

befuddled even Jason’s simple philosophy.

Three months on the street and not a single game was fun.

“Yeah, sure,” he says dejectedly, starts taking off his shoes

preparing for the pain and worse, the loneliness.

“No, no, sit down, grab that console,” Lark says sternly.

Jason, confused, lifts a prehistoric plastic device from the couch

while Lark turns on an old Panasonic TV.

“Ever heard of Pong, Jason?”

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