Long Way Down — You Heard Me Right

YOU HEARD ME RIGHT.

See, Frick here—

Buck paused.

Why they call you that, anyway?

he asked, sidetracked.

It’s really Frank. Twin sister,

Frances. Frick and Frack

came from my uncle.

Stupid shit old men call you stick in the hood,

Frick explained.

Who you tellin’.

Matter fact because of you—

Buck paused again, turned back to me.

Because of him, Will,

the only reason

people ’round here

know my government name

is from reading it on my damn tombstone.