People Poems · CTP-0270

Sketches Under Duress

2025-02-06 · Miami Gardens

Original typewritten page for Sketches Under Duress by Chris the Poet
Additional archive image for Sketches Under Duress by Chris the Poet

Transcription

Why did he make me ask for a knife at Panda Express? Why haven't the rest of us made 100% for FTE yet? Why didn't I wear a disney shirt—why did I wear a Wu Tang shirt instead? Why do I take my time getting back from lunch and everywhere else on company time? Why is my car such a mess? Why does Erick caress his heart? Why is the gesture contagious? Why do so many with "courage" have so little sense? Why do I not have the crimson red blood copper maroon last typewriter I'll ever need? Why hasn't Erick pulled up to the lot in a Vette? Why should I bother finding the answers when all of these questions I have make me rich?