Monday, January 4, 2021

All she had (Day 1446)


Took a lazy old possum-roll 

    away from summer

We lay in the tall grass 

    trying not to make a sound

Winter arrived quickly 

    as a bright blue sled 

Despicable as that disgusting skin 

    that forms on hot chocolate 

    if you let it sit too long

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All she had was a two-tone Olds 

    and a can of lemonade

Why the neighbors’ laughter 

    was always so annoying

Pushed me up over the fence 

    but my coat was caught

Cold as cardinals on a dumpster

    in February

And the officer shone his flashlight 

    through the driver’s side window


(c) 2020 by Hannah Six


Image: Pixabay 


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