than
drinking water
out of a garden
hose
on a steamy summer day.
tired and dying
of thirst
having been playing
ball in the field
where there was no fountain.
it was impossible
to wait
for the taste to change,
for the water to become
cold
not lukewarm like
it was
as it sputtered out.
we ate a lot of bugs
in the summer.
got gnats in our eyes
and ears,
got stung by a lot bees,
and
chiggers got under
our skin.
but that hose water was
the worst.
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