From my October Kerouac series
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CAN I BE HONEST WITH YOU, MAN?
Can I be honest with you, man?
I only have 5
friends
and you're #3
Really.
Seriously.
Can I bum a smoke?
(it's so good)
We have to look out
for each other
You know that
nobody else will
That's just the way it is
right now
There's no love
any more
Just a lot of hate
burning up the
planet
Can I be honest
with you, man?
We're going to be
all by ourselves
floating in space
on an empty rock
smoking cigarettes
trying to find the
guy that's got
the beer
Text by Ralph Alfonso
Photo of Jack Kerouac and friend, by Burt Glinn, 1959, New York somewhere.
