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“Ok, Joey, this is what আপনি gotta do. আপনি সরানো the gear into drive right? Because that’s what আপনি gotta do; drive. And আপনি lightly put your feet on the gas. Lightly. Unless you’re racing but আপনি shouldn’t do that… But if আপনি do I won’t tell your mother. Anyways , feet lightly on the gas, and আপনি see, আপনি সরানো forward. I’m not even touching the wheel. আপনি don’t want to have a death grip on the wheel, that’s bad. So when আপনি want to turn, আপনি gotta line up your mirrors with the corner you’re turning at, like this. And then আপনি turn the wheel, and straighten it back out…...

i felt like লেখা a one-shot. i like them. maybe ill write more...

September, 1967

will আপনি blindly follow me
when im goin nowhere?
will আপনি keep your faith in me
when i dont have a prayer?

i stood on my front porch and waited. waited. waited for my বন্ধু Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade, Two-Bit Mathews, and Steve Randle. we were going to school together. i impatiently tapped my foot. if they didnt hurry up, we were gonna be late. the cool, light, September breeze kicked my long, golden brown hair around. i pushed it outta my face. i looked at my watch. "damn আপনি guys!" we were definatley gonna be...