Escobar’s Cold

January 16, 2007 • 5 Comments

Escobar couldn’t hear so good.
His cold — the same cold he was
complaining about last month —
had taken root now, deep inside
the curly spots that led from ears to brain.
You might think he would open his eyes
wider to compensate, to pull in
extra visual cues.
But he was going the other way instead.
Withdrawing like evening fish.
Letting things happen around him without much fuss.
For example: when that guy flipped him off,
Pablo Escobar (1949-1993) just nodded.

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5 comments for “Escobar’s Cold”

e.

January 16, 2007 at 6:37 pm

his henchman will likely have just the thing for that stubborn cold; but the deadness will prove implacable.

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heroic imp

January 17, 2007 at 6:07 am

just his name made him funny.

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So-Called Bill

January 17, 2007 at 9:04 am

Now write one about Scarface’s allergies.

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e.

January 17, 2007 at 4:54 pm

…Or one about Dillinger, with his
unbelieveably
long
sleep apnea episodes.

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Opaleye

January 19, 2007 at 7:38 pm

Hey, whatever happened to Manuel Noriega? You know, he used to be President of Panama?

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