Something Strange at SUNY Potsdam

It was his roommate. Maybe just friends.

Something happened.

When we met John. Or when I met John. It was his story to tell.

His personal conflict.

Somehow. That became. An imagined slight against political correctness.

Homophobia. Specifically. Ridiculous. In retrospect.

All words. Of course reserved for the Internet. A one-sided battle. Our side.

Finally. After a Fugazi show. At the Electric Factory.

A stop at a gas station. Spring Garden. And Delaware Avenue. What was a Mobil. Is now a Lukoil.

Words were exchanged. From my Volvo.

We returned to Syracuse.

Of all the bands to take issue with. Endeavor?

To be nineteen. And have ideals. No matter how misguided. Or misplaced. They may be.

I don't miss it.

Endeavor - Constructive Semantics. Trustkill.com. On sale.