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the parking lot of a CVS
two minutes from your house
the backseat of a four door sedan
your sister starts to shake against the door
heaving, sniffling sobs
her breath fogs against the glass
exhale exhale exhale
we should go home he says eventually
the girls are upset
you have never seen him cry before
in bed you pull the sheet over your head
and smear tears across the backs of your hands
the phone screen is too bright
2-5 years the internet says
there is no cure
Copyright © Allison Grey | Year Posted 2015
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Five years later I still think about:
sitting on the wooden steps
of your backyard
in a heatwave
summer wind bangs the screen door shut
your hair against your face, sticky heat
gravel between our toes
sun burned rocks
sweating through my shirt
I can smell your deodorant
damp baby powder
you peel grapefruit into centimeters
and slip it between my teeth
just for heartbeat I can taste
your fingertips your skin
against my tongue
you taste like graprefruit with splenda on top
tart and left-handed sweet
and soap from the kitchen sink
a shield of clothesline towels
girls kissing girls under grey Bridgeport skies
Copyright © Allison Grey | Year Posted 2015
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