sea voyage

she had a boat
and a cooler
full of ice
and beer, tuna
sandwiches for
the trip to
nowhere. it was
her idea of a
first date.
and she was so
proud of her
boat. a red
motor boat
with two
seats and a
little windshield
so that the
river water
wouldn't splash
you in the face.
i had seen
the small fish
that she had
reeled in
on other dates
that happened
on her boat.
she held them
up for the
camera with
her sunburned
shoulders
and arms, with
her hair pulled
back by the
wind and salt
and a rubber
band. i met
her at the dock
on a sunnny
saturday morning.
our first date.
she was chopping
up worms for
bait on a
wooden board
on top of the
cooler full
of beer, but i
just couldn't get
on board.