A Scarf for Joey

The knot is tight yet loose with pain.

Each twist a memory, a stain.

The heart beats slower as it slips,

this ribbon of death on cold, pale lips.

For even as the world turns round,

the death scarf lingers, tangled, and bound.

This is my story.

Hey Joey, who the fuck are those guys?

They're some of my dad's buddies.

Looks like a couple of goons to me.

Yeah, no shit.

I've seen them around before.

Hey, what are we gonna do?

Hey, let's go down to the rink, check out the ass.

Hey, we can grab like a pizza or something on the way back.

Man, sounds good to me.

Joey, come on. You in?

Nah, I think I'm gonna stay here for a bit.

Hey, smack some ass for me.

Have some beers.

I'll catch you later. - John's probably down there.

We can get his sister.

We can do a threesome. - Some brewskies, bro.

The asshole's not open the fucking door.

Joey!

Open the damn door.

The dipshit left the front door open.

What the fuck?

Stitch told me he'd be downstairs bagging the powder,

and he leaves the fucking front door open?

What a fucking asshole.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

Let me go.

He's in. Here's the door.

Probably to the basement.

You hear that?

Music from behind the door.

Yeah.

He's in there.

Let's get this over with.

Let's do it.

Well, well, well, Mr. fucking businessman.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Sit down. Sit down.

Sit down. Sit down.

Looky, looky what we have, you fucking mutt,

doing this shit business behind Sammy's back.

You were told, asshole.

A hundred times about this bullshit.

Sammy told you,

the whole crew in the jackpot fucking around

with his heroin, dope shit.

Hey guys, there's no need.

No need.

Just go easy man.

I will share with you.

There's plenty of good cash for all of you to go around.

Come on, look. There's plenty

What are you doing? What are you doing?

What are you doing? Going for a gun.

Going for a fucking gun?

Hey, man. Fuck, no.

I said I would share with you.

- Share what? - Just the cash.

Just for us.

This is my last load of gun, I swear.

I promise, man.

It's the last load.

I'm gonna share it, fuck.

I've got a kid, man.

What did I tell you?

Sammy doesn't need to know.

He doesn't need to know, come on.

Sammy, who the fuck do

you think sent us, Joey?

No. Fuck.

Kid, you should've left when I let you go!

No, Sammy didn't know my kid.

Joey. Joey.

Joey. Joey. - Sammy says hello, Joey.

What about the bitch, his old lady?

Joey had no old lady.

She left his worthless ass and left the kid.

Pop the bitch. Off the count.

I got a tip from Fats about a horse into third.

Joey Jojo Star.

Great odds.

Ring a bell, Quasimoto?

What the fuck are you talking about?

Today of all days, you don't remember?

The horse, Joey's Jojo?

Ta-da.

Fucking Joey Carlotta?

Shit.

That poor bastard.

Today was the day.

Joey. Joey. Joey.

Jesus.

You know what?

Maybe he had the right idea.

Maybe he was ahead of his time.

You know the money that we got

from that's pretty damn good, right?

What was that, six years ago?

And you know what else?

Joey had a kid, a little boy.

When this old lady dumped him,

she left the kid with Joey, with a drug dealer.

Yeah. Crazy bitch.

I wonder whatever happened that kid?

Yeah, he is probably saying,

see assholes, I told you the money was good.

He's probably dead.

Hey gentlemen, I heard he was around.

Now, Angie at the bakery says that she saw him.

But you know Angie,

at least she thought she saw him.

Yeah, and Johnny down at the market says

that he thinks he sees him when the market's closed.

You know, snooping around,

picking up things that are thrown out.

But yeah, who knows?

Yeah, he's gotta be 25 if he's still around.

Who gives a fuck?

His old man was a bum.

He's probably a fucking bum too.

Joey C. Was a good earner at the time.

What got him taken off the count was not playing

by the rules.

There's one thing constant in this world and that is change.

See, we're in the business now

and that change met our needs.

We too, huh, We're all drinking from the well.

Joey I got taken out of our loyalty.

His actions at the time told us he had no loyalty.

No other reason needed.

And that rule has not changed.

Again, that rule has not changed.

Loyalty is what makes us who we are.

We walk together.

We go down together.

That's how it'll always be in life,

and you will not see that change if you live

for a thousand fucking years.

Enz, we should head out.

Don't wanna miss the third race.

Don't wanna miss the third race.

Joey Jojo, how can their fucking horse lose?

You got some earning to do?

Go fucking earn. - Yeah.

Got it.

This is my crew and I love these guys like family.

They stand by my side when things get real.

Sometimes I get a terrible haunting feeling like someone

or something is watching me.

Dinner's about ready.

Sammy, honey, can you pour some wine?

- Absolutely. - Thank you.

So Uncle Sammy,

we were thinking about shooting a music video

for Bella's Band.

Could be a good idea if it's done right.

Daddy, the band is sounding great

and we've been getting a lot of ping gigs.

So why the video?