i miss him

his new

wife

makes him march downtown

in the women's rights

demonstration.

i ask

him to go play basketball

with me,

but

he can't.

a bike ride later,

lunch

and a beer?

sorry, he says. but

i'm protesting today

for abortion,

or pro choice, 

equal pay or something.

it's not clear.

we're laying out

our clothes now,

trying to figure out

what to wear.

i can't find my pink

head band.