bike church
fixing bikes with anarchists in the basement of a church on sunday night
theres a football game on
this is better
they dont fix the bikes for you
they guide you thru the process
pointing at at things with odd technical names
telling you what you are going to do next
and you say
yeah right
its very frustrating if you are mechanically disinclined as i am
but they just walk away after telling you what you are doing next
so its fish or cut bait
they walk around
another anarchist will tell you the same thing in a slightly different way
then he or she will walk away
its the one thing they all have in common
they all walk away
and me with abandonement issues
so i suck it up
rooting thru boxes and boxes of salvaged nuts, washers and bolts
looking for the magical nut that fits my weirdo derailer
the one that no one has ever heard of
my lack of movement and numb stare seems is a cue that ive reached a stopping point
and another one appears to help me DIY
do it yourself
two and a half hours later ive got greasy hands and a better running bike
not giving meat up quite yet
but the nest time im in there and the kids are stealing tools ill stop them
i didnt have the words to do it
the non threatening tones
the cool
but ive slept on it and the words are
yo dudes, i need that tool you were using over there
can you help me find it please?
then they can help me find it
and ill try not to notice them taking it out of their jacket pocket
and the tools will say in the shop
for all to use

fuck the bike fixing mafia

fuck curtis and his handlebars of capitalist wet dreams
nahhh
hes ok
hes just not getting another dime from me
he can prey on the yuppies in the towne houses
i mean service them

my bike cost a dollar to fix for the cable
the cable i priced at 9 bucks in the bike shoppe
then theres labor
and i had to do a chore
swwep the floor
save the nuts
so you see
this is about nuts too
and now its 84 to go