A Bye in the Park: Summer 2006

The rain is frightening

And the park is bare

My canvas shoes

Are gonna need the dry cleaner

I say

You’re the one

Who wanted to see me

She says

Right

I step closer

She steps closer

So this is it

I say

What do you mean

I mean you’re leaving

So

So this is big

I kick some bark and hug her

She puts her head on my shoulder

You talk so tough

I say

But you’re always so soft in my arms

What do you want me to do

Nothing

I kiss her

We kiss for a while

And then I feel the need to cry

What

She says

I put my head on her shoulder and begin

She holds me tight

We never had a chance

I say

I know

She says

To start anything real

Or normal

It’s not that far though

Yeah well

We can still have sex on holidays

I dry my eyes

Let’s go

We leave that part

And walk until there’s a pretzel guy

And I buy her one

Thanks

She says

I take a piece of it

Goodbye

I chew it and turn

Goodbye

She says

With her mouth full