sniffing glue

there were some kids
in the old
neighborhood that would steal
tubes of glue
from the hobby shop
and run to the woods
to sniff and get high.
they'd be wild eyed for the
whole day. sleepy
and lost,
while i went home with
my glue
and put together the model
of a battleship
or truck, a 57 chevy with
baby moons.
my fingers had a new skin,
with pieces of
the newspaper
stuck.