Issue #106

The time spent growing
Up where I was born equals
The time spent away.

How well do you know
A place at 18? How long
Does it take to know

Anyplace? Time’s the
Wrong yardstick. Count trips to the
Late night diner or

The miraculous
Afternoon lost to that one
Painting at the art

Museum, your first
Drink, your last drink, the river
Skinny dip, desperate

Heartbreak, regret that
Still makes you sweat, sneaker screech
On basketball court

Fireflies and dusk.
How even universal
Truth feels specific.

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