Dealer goes by whistling notes
on repeat the length of the block
shee wee wuh wah wah wuh wee
which the man inside the high castle
or maybe his mom
replies to with a different septet
sequence
did it in broad daylight
while I was sitting out in my speedo
radio tuned to la mejor
in my lawn chair
knobby white legs crooked into high white
socks and tennies
cig burning down toward the lips
unread book upturned by the highball
racing form in hand
sólo la mejorrrr
While the moms run the length of the block too
in their aprons
clutching lunches
kids arms reaching through the bars
recess at the kitty corner school
Better get used to these bars kid.
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Colin Gee is founder and editor of The Gorko Gazette, teacher and writer. Stories and novellas in The Penult from LEFTOVER Books.
Colin Gee is on X @ColinMGee
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