Isn't it funny how br they always want money br the smell of wet wool br and cigarette butts br a radical and revolting figure br he mumbled br as if drunk or dense br when all at once br I heard each word br of every language ever spoken br past or present br he said to me that br that was his name br I gave him money br and opened up my mouth to speak br for the very first time br nothing came out br he smiled br a proud and toothless smile br as if I'd said br Dad, I want to be just like you br when I grow up br I think I loved him then br or he loved me br or both br or not br but love was there.