Monday, November 18, 2024

 2. 

The forgotten times
Of your days
Reel past with each arrow

Pointed by the smell
As you wander 
In Wisconsin summer

A large bowl of raspberries 
In your grandmothers refrigerator 
You stand and slowly eat them 
With the door open

Years later you visit in winter
You bring two albums 
In your suitcase 
John Lennon's Imagine
And Elvis Costello
My Aim Is True

You go out into the snowy field
To smoke pot
Once you smoke out the window
In grandpas old room
Grandma says she smelled smoke
And you blame your cousin Larry for smoking cigarettes
No she says it's not cigarettes 

It's clear you've lost your status 
As favorite grandchild
Grandma doesn't like the albums
Or the fact that you made fun of her beloved Lawrence Welk show.
Life goes on.