The Will to Resist

Gremlin Resitas — The Piko Piko Clause



Door creaks.

Lights flicker.

Somebody in the distance says something real stupid.

AIGHT—RUN THAT BACK.


YOU EVER HOLD IT TOGETHER

ALL DAY—

SMILING—NODDING—

“YES SIR, NO SIR, INCIDENT REPORT SIR”—

LIKE YOU NOT ONE BAD SHIFT AWAY

FROM TURNING INTO A WHOLE BOSS FIGHT??


AND THEN—

SOMEONE—

SOME GENIUS

DECIDES TODAY’S THE DAY

TO TEST THE PATIENCE BAR???


NAH.

NAH NAH NAH—

CAUSE IN THAT MOMENT—

I AIN’T ME NO MORE.


I’M:


NOT RUNNING AWAY—

NAH—

I’M SPIN-DASHING INTO BAD DECISIONS

WITH A PIKO PIKO HAMMER

LIKE:

“YOU WANTED A RESPONSE??

HERE GO A FULL-SPEED CONSEQUENCE—”


WHACK—

WHACK—

WHACK—


BUT THEN—

pause

Nah.


The hammer goes back on the shoulder.

My spin dash cancels itself out.

We back to:

“It’ll take a minute.”


CAUSE REAL POWER?

AIN’T SWINGING THE HAMMER.

IT’S KNOWING:

I'VE COULD’VE—

BUT I DIDN’T.


🦝 Jerry “The Ankle Biter” Silverhand

Addendum:

“The hammer ain’t for everybody.

Most people ain’t even worth the swing.” 🔥