say it was on the tenth day
not prejudiced.....was offered
a ride
she took the drive and embellished her story
she told the man why he had gotten divorced
(he played the parent too often and their sex
life suffered among other things)
"you're scaring me", he said,
"you're only ten years old".
the family tree they drove along the icy northern roads
he wasn't always "right" although when religion was the topic he
said things that changed my life forever
he was not married anymore
he had cats (and some mice) and crates of diet coke in his house
he used to be in a band
he used to tell her what to do and she would oblige
he didn't ever take advantage of the young and he lived in his head
in his intellect and I haven't seen him in a long time