too many moons
we started out just as the sun
was giving it a rest
picking you up right on time
just as we had planned
we were cruising down
first avenue
and you were reading me
my horoscope
laughing in between chugs
of tall boy budweiser
tom petty was singing
in the background
something about rolling
another joint
and your eyes lit up
and I pressed on the gas
next thing I knew
we were chasing down
too many moons
right out of this well lit county
and into the next
february two thousand nineteen
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These are my favorite tidbits:
“and you were reading me”
“tom petty was singing
in the background”
I love the way your line breaks add to the story — like how you turned “rolling a joint” into “rolling / a joint” (i.e., TPing a house/yard) … and the way you drew out the centerpiece activity involved in driving around — mooning people, and chasing down people who moon you. 🙂
This brought back a lot of really good memories.
so glad you enjoyed this one, thank-you!
It made me think of road trips! ❤ it!
Excellent! Thanks so much Lara/Trace!