Happy birthday.
(Last-time-I-saw-you day.
Make-you-pay day.)

Fumbling in the dark,
in the car at two a.m.
"Happy birthday."
"Thank you, Peach."
"Later."

Not later, not ever.
Secrets you took with you
and flung back
out of the window
of the same car where I said
happy birthday.

06/02/2003

Author's Note: for 6/3/73.

Posted on 06/03/2003
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