You’re fuckin’ up my intro here!

They laughed so hard they fell over when for the 5th time they tried to get Back that Azz Up to play and I showed them my fantasy team’s name is Back that Sass Up.

 

You’re a linguist, the black goateed papa of this family of musicians asked me. They are renting the room next door and are perpetually partying on the patio.

Why do you say that, I ask, thinking about my Gemininess.

He takes his time before he speaks. Because most people with ambition are multilingual. So what languages do you speak?

I look him in the eye. The language of the soul, I said.

He sits back. That’s a good one, he said. That’s a useful one.

I can promise to never cheat if you can promise to always be available. It’s a simple transaction.

Also two things you should know about me in terms of sexual politics…I’ll walk away before I beg for it. And I’ll walk away before I make a man beg. It’s either there or not there but I won’t deal with politics and games