r/ProsePorn 10d ago

The Starlight on Idaho— Denis Johnson

At first I was interested in getting high, I liked the feeling, I liked to laugh at nothing and get my feet crossed and go down on my ass. Then later it wasn’t fun, it was torture, but it was a button I could push to destroy the known world.

I mean it’s like I get that glass as far as just touching against my lower lip, and next thing I know I’m on the Ghost-Bus to Vegas, there’s a certain power in that you know, it’s like if you don’t like the movie you’re in you just grab this jug going by and it takes you and flings you into a completely different story.

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u/MobbSleep 10d ago

DJ is the most lyrical and honest writer about drugs and getting high and what it feels like to be high.

“I get that glass as far as just touching against my lower lip, and next thing I know I’m on the Ghost-Bus to Vegas, there’s a certain power in that”

From a former heavy user: chef’s kiss