Salesman

SALESMAN
Christina Hile

I had never owned a GTX
590, but I sang you its
praises as I straightened my
discount chain store necktie,
“This card is fast, quiet, and
well put together.”  I knew something
about being well put together, because
almost everything that belonged
to me had fallen apart.

And when I tried to sell
you the “spine-tinglingly
impressive” Teufel speakers, it was
because I remembered being five years
old and going to visit my grandmother,
she smelled like begonias, and I would
sit on her lap while she told me
stories of her homeland,and afterward,
we would listen to Strauss on the record
player with our eyes closed tight.

I knew, without a doubt, the
600 GB VelociRaptor was the perfect
drive for you, because you were so capable
and cutting edge, and it was only five
minutes until closing time, and I
would have done anything to be
your best friend.

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