Monday, March 1, 2021

the pool party

he wants to have a pool party
in the middle
of a pandemic.
fill up the old
swimming hole
and skim out the frogs
and dead
raccoons.
it sounds lovely, i tell him.
when?
in a few months, he says,
probably june.
great, i'll be there,
i'll bring potato salad,
and my hazmat suit.

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