connections at the zoo

as a teenager,

the Bucy brothers always

had a new

supply

of dope.

weed for the most part

and a few

assorted selections

of pills.

uppers, downers, etc.

the green

dried weed that they sold

was sifted for seeds

and wrapped in

little plastic baggies.

nickel bags

they called them,

some dime bags too.

they were quite

the entrepreneurial couple

of guys.

selling rolling papers

and pipes

from a small suitcase.

the weed in this bag

is good,

very good, one would say,

this one, milder.

and this one we laced

with elephant tranquilizer.

careful with that one.

kaboom.

i always wondered who they

knew

at the zoo.