A lady screams
A man curses
The stray dogs howl in unison
Beer glass shatters
Doors are slammed
Over and over again
They're cursing, and cussing, and challenging each other
As if they weren't just chanting prayers together
One screams
The wind is blowing
I can smell the beer
If only that's it, but maybe it's more than beer
"Puk*o Pago Pago"
What are you even doing in Pago?
The lady is crying
The teenagers speak English
They were standing outside
"He's coming back!" They hastily whisper
These are just average nights in Pago
The cars don't even ask what's going on
They slow, then they pass
Like I said, just another night in Pago
They keep slamming the door
The lady screaming is being hurt
"Kao fetaui" sounded something like that
They really wanna fight
Why are they hurting that lady?
The door slams again
More beer glass dropping
Drunk men are irritating
Is that?
It sounds like him
But it's past 10, he's probably in bed
They all go in
People get into a can
They're driving off, there goes the opponent
What happened to the prayer meeting?
The usual boys are playing music
The fight ended
Or maybe it's being continued in silence
The island music masks what just happened
They're laughs are forced
Not by them, but by the drugs they take
The clock hits twelve
Here comes the silence
I learned that this is worse than violence
The boys are high
The men are drunk
Their actions are not sober
The teenage girls have it pretty bad
They're hiding from him
Oh godsdammit
I think the boys are cold
They left their post
Or maybe they're just quiet
The chemicals got to them
Goodnight
They can break beer bottles
Not my sleeping cycle
Please stop hurting that lady
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Miscellaneous
Short StoryI'm writing a book about the things that keeps me up at night. This will be my rant book basically. Please don't try to overanalyze the things I write here, I try not to be cryptic. And if you know me, personally I mean, please don't think I'm distu...
