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| zero point with tear in space (2012) |
Originally published on "catnip and mint" June 2012
Rodney King died. But before he
died, he was beaten up. And as a result, the City of Angels beat itself up and
burned itself down. A few weeks
after the beating, I sat next to Rodney King in a doctor's office. I needed new
glasses, so my grandmother sent me to her optometrist for an exam. "He's the best eye doctor in Beverly Hills," she assured me confidently.
I drove my
Chevette Scooter to the doctor's office in Beverly Hills after school. I parked
in the garage, and took an elevator up to any floor, and walked through a dimly
lit hallway flanked by nondescript doors on either side, all leading to
specialized medicines of the ear, nose, throat, eyes, and heart.
