14 year old with two friends on bikes outside the Wawa on Germantown Ave
14 year old with two friends on bikes outside the Wawa on Germantown Ave
"I'm nonplussed," he says
and I turn my head
stopped at the light
on my way to Brewer's Outlet
The light turns
and so I only catch
their faces, not laughs
that must have followed
It still happens
once in a while
you pick up a word
and wield it triumphantly
--
Previously published by Red River Review (2015)
Previously published by E-Verse Radio (2016)