Beginner's Delinquency

   "Hello class, this is Delinquency 101, if that's not what you're here for, feel free to find your appropriate class now, or stay; I honestly do not care," The professor turned to face the class after writing the class title on the board, "If no one has any preliminary questions then we shall begin...No one? Alright then, this semester I will be teaching you techniques that you can use in daily life to hmmm, bend the rules for lack of a better phrase."

     The professor stroked his short well cut beard thoughtfully and paced in the front of the room.  "One of the first things we will be working on is the art of blending in.  this will consist of becoming one with a crowd, like a piece of a puzzle, you will fit in naturally.  Once you all have mastered that we will start on the next chapter which would be using the art of blending in to gain access to places you are not allowed to be. We will see how we are doing at that point and perhaps we'll be able to move onto more challenging fares. Each of you are in this class because you adventure and greatness inside yourselves. I intend to unearth that greatness and make it shine."

Night Drive

   We all parted ways around 1 in the morning. I was about to head home when I felt a hole in my heart, but I did not know what from. I got in my car and switched the CD from the player until I found one I was satisfied with, it started with some Apples in Stereo. I sat in the driver's seat and said to myself, "But why do I have to go home? I can go practically anywhere, I'm in a car!"

    So off I went! I wound through the town, exploring side-streets, taking main streets to their terminus, I made it from one edge of town clear to another. I discovered 3 new gas stations I didn't know of before: who knew there was another BP in town? I did not. I found little streets dotted with unique houses, some with porch lights on, others completely dark and sleeping. I found new routes and short cuts. It was a night of discovery. It was a peaceful drive. It was a liberating night. The hole within my heart seemed to dissipate through the course of the drive, as I wound and wound the town deep into myself.

Here's a new song from Nada Surf that I think fits as well:

Nada Surf
When I was Young

Letters to Maureen

Dear Maureen,

       You are the reason I still carry the cape and cowl, you are the light that brings me through the never-ending  bleak darkness of these nights. Your brown hair is soft as silk in the pale glow from the street-lamps.  I am charmed by your cautious gait as you walk home. When I see you on street corners as I perch high above on rooftops, I long to embrace you in my arms, but I know it can never be...

                  Forever Yours,
                        The Caped Crusader

PS don't take fourth street tonight, its overrun with thugs