The first time I saw her was at the country club:

She did a jackknife into the swimming pool,
but her bikini did a swan dive in the opposite direction.

She was underwater for at least five or ten seconds.

I dove in.

I thought maybe she was drowning.

When we both reached the surface,
I smiled.
She smiled back.
We both smiled.

I asked her if she were thirsty.
She said she was hungry.
We got an ice cream.

At the exact same moment,
we both got one of those ice cream headaches.

We went back to my place,
and at the exact same time again,
we both turned our pillows over,
so our faces could lie
on the cooler side.

11/15/2007

Posted on 11/15/2007
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