John G. turns on him, hands on hips, hair caked with snow. ‘Hey, buddy, let me tell you something. Drugs are the only thing I got. I am a drug addict. That’s all I’ve ever been and that’s all I’ll ever be. Even if I’m not putting a needle in my arm or pipe in my mouth right this second, the thought is still in my mind.’ He taps the side of his head. ‘And if I decide I’m gonna get high to deal with the pressures in my life, there’s not a fuckin’ thing you can do about it.

John G. turns on him, hands on hips, hair caked with snow. ‘Hey, buddy, let me tell you something. Drugs are the only thing I got. I am a drug addict. That’s all I’ve ever been and that’s all I’ll ever be. Even if I’m not putting a needle in my arm or pipe in my mouth right this second, the thought is still in my mind.’ He taps the side of his head. ‘And if I decide I’m gonna get high to deal with the pressures in my life, there’s not a fuckin’ thing you can do about it.

– Peter Blauner –

The Intruder

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