Waiting For A Bus

You want a draw? (offers the joint)
-No Thanks! (horror)

Watzat?
-It's a Bible.
Aye? I've often wondered aboot that, religion like; how diz it work?
-Pardon?
A mean, d'ya smoke it?
-Hmm?
Good skins, that. Or d'ye inject it or summin? How diz it work, exactly?

-I'm sorry ...
On dinnae be, yer obviously nae the man tae ask, a beginner are ye?
-I've been a practicing Christian my whole life!
Like I said (winks to me), just practicing. Does it get ye high then?
-(the man is near dumb-struck now) well.. the singing can be really good!
Aye, but ye dinnae need religion tae hiv a sing-sing, do ya?
-No, I suppose not. 

(a smile dawns on the man's face)

-You want a read? (offers the bible)
No. I've read it.
-What, the whole thing?
Listen mate, I only offered ye the wan draw. Dinnae get carried away.


Cor, 1999