Two men walked by me to my right and stopped to gawk at a large ass that was stately rolling along behind an even larger woman. The man closest to me tucked his chin under his friend's ear and said, "That's deep-cheeks right there."
Objectively, I examined the woman's rather plump buttocks and learned of what the gentleman referred to; that was deep-cheeks alright. I continued on my walk but found that I couldn't get the phrase out of my head. For the rest of my day I kept calling everything around me deep-cheeks. When I went home to my apartment, I informed my roommate of what I had witnessed and introduced him to the phrase. We both found a humor in the vulgarity and started using it on a regular basis.
Days turned into weeks and weeks into months, and still, deep-cheeks did not cease to leave my speech. I even called the turkey my dad purchased for thanksgiving deep-cheeks; I don't think he understood what I said. I wasn't worried about this new phrase of mine until a recent incident at my local grocer.
I was looking in the "ethnic" isle to purchase a jar of chutney for my pork chops when I discovered a whole section devoted to Goya products. Considering my love for latin food and ginger beer, I was thrilled with my new find. I let my arms fly open and I vocalized my favorite phrase, "That's deep-cheeks right there!". Unbeknownst to me, a young woman was standing around the corner of the aisle next to the Goya section. She turned to me with a startled look in her eyes. Fuck! I was caught; a very non deep-cheeks moment. I tried to avoid her glance by staring back at the arroz amarillo but it didn't help. My excitement and uncouth statement got me in trouble. Deftly, I hopped away from the confused and possibly offended girl and gave up on the chutney. I was disappointed with myself for such carelessness. I realized that deep-cheeks has a power that I may not be able to control. I must learn from the man who taught me the phrase, and be weary of letting the words leave my mouth as anything more than a soft, surrendering whisper.
