grade
at the time, slow dancing to
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts club
band,
with Vivian
my new flame,
when i accidentally lost the gum
i was chewing
in her hair.
her long black hair that she
swung around
with youthful exuberance
when doing cheers
next to the football field.
i tried to wiggle the gum out
with my lips, my tongue,
my teeth,
but only buried it deeper.
and then she screamed.
her parents came running down
the stairs,
and the other couples jumped
from the couches
interrupting their make out
sessions.
the lights went on and the music
stopped.
ice didn't work,
her girlfriends gathered around
her as she cried.
i slunk away,
out the door. backpedaling.
the following Monday i saw
her in school, walking down
the hallway,
cold and silent.
her hair cut as short as Mia Farrow's
in Rosemary's baby.
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