the dusk to dawn drive-in

sometimes

we'd actually watch the movie

at the drive-in.

we weren't always

making out in the back seat

steaming

up the windows.

our bodies contorted

like Houdini in a water

box.

of course we'd have

a shrimp roll from the stand,

some popcorn,

maybe a hot dog,

and some fries, with a large

coke.

all of which we'd throw

the remains out

the window

before we left.

leaving the trash on the gravel hills.

but sometimes

we'd actually watch the movie.

all three,

in fact, but rarely

all six

from dusk to dawn.

never making it to the Swedish

films

of topless women

playing volleyball.