“Anger is a secondary emotion,” they said. We drank our bitter coffee and bit into the styrofoam cup. “Feeling are messy. Confused. It’s normal to feel a range of things. When that happens, you need to ask God for clarity.”
“Yeah, pray harder, dumb fuck,” a voice from the back of the room said.
That got a laugh. And a sweeping lasso glare from the group lead.
We’re forced to be here. Once a week. We sign in, and later someone goes down the list of names and calls you if you didn’t show. Twice. Then they send the cops.
A Bunch of Dumb Words in a Row 