I decided to do my presentation on Junky, by William S. Burroughs because the excerpt reminded me of a friend who is in a similar state. In this passage of Junky, Burroughs describes 103rd and Broadway, where drug dealers and drug use is common. In the beginning, he describes the neighbor; how it is filled with “junkies” and how drugs are everywhere.
Burroughs then focuses of a specific group of people, the 103rd Street boys; George the Greek, Pantopon Rose, Louis the Bellhop, Eric the Fag, the Beagle, the Sailor, and Joe the Mex. Their stories were all similar in that their addiction to drugs caused the downfall in their lives.
Earlier I mentioned that this reminded me of a friend.
Here is a video about him.
I wrote a poem for my dear friend.
Oh Towelie
Why oh why did you have to start doing drugs,
It destroys the body, it destroys the mind.
For God’s sake, you had to give oral to an old guy just to get by
But I’m happy that you’ve gone through rehab,
That you’re back with your girlfriend, Rebecca,
I just hope it’s not Friday.