Saturday, January 23, 2010

second chance summer

last night of giddiness
a day at the pool
between ocean and sky
a jet line strikes the air

memories of ninth grade
showing my pale young body
in cold water
kissing under a humid towel
amid the old people

scuffing dead skin from our heels
in front of the t.v.
brother and I
chasing e.s.p. thoughts

to the Whistle Stop
fried green tomatoes
meat
banana pudding

at the gas station the clerk
is pacing like a caged tiger
flipping long Indian locks

impact wrench hiccup
laughing to the brink
of no breath
laughing spreads like wind

they finally notice the family photo,
Conan's face pasted over Andy's
we laugh
and giggle
and squeal

one more pot of coffee
a punctuation mark
to end the holiday

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