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.