the red radio

in an attic box,

i find

my old red transistor radio.

circa 1968.

i open up

the back and put

new batteries in.

it still works,

still emits a sound,

static

and words,

but the music has

changed.

where did it all go?

the songs i knew every

word to,

old friends

have disappeared.

it seems like

yesterday

when i held it to my

ear

and fell asleep 

with them.