Short Story

I am from pump on the school playground

Doug’s young school parties

From bike rides all the way around town

Sleep over in the backyard camper

Where we never did slept

From Basketball games that lasted all day

I am from night games down in the park.

From the pounds to the creeks

The toast at ‘grandmas’

I am from the music of Whitney Huston

I am from Michael Jordan

From Cornemann ball

Where four of us grew

The swings in the park

Swings on the trees

I am from Land before Time

From cool night football games

The days of the boat docks

Where we swam our lives away.

I am from the dream-been

When my sister would talk

I am from the I love your

Of the sweet home voices.