You had to be there
You had to be there
she laughed, freely
into my ear
some years later
long-distance.
And after hanging up
I tried to picture
that sweltering midnight
in the ankles of Texas
and the abrupt silence
of her slim, Island frame
dressed in a speechless red
as brash as oversized sunglasses.
You would think a convertible
crashed the party
in the middle
of a country band, playing.
There were no words
for the moment of awe
she said, no words.
she laughed, freely
into my ear
some years later
long-distance.
And after hanging up
I tried to picture
that sweltering midnight
in the ankles of Texas
and the abrupt silence
of her slim, Island frame
dressed in a speechless red
as brash as oversized sunglasses.
You would think a convertible
crashed the party
in the middle
of a country band, playing.
There were no words
for the moment of awe
she said, no words.
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