the scream that doesn't go away

does she

remember

the time we slow danced

to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts

Club Band

in her parents

basement,

with the lights dimmed,

her friend

Alice

making out with Cricket

in the corner,

her blouse unbuttoned,

when the gum fell out of my

mouth and got

tangled impossibly

in her long

black hair.

does she remember that

night, i do.

in fact,

i can still hear the scream.