Geoffrey Long

30:10 Tricia

For their anniversary she took him by the hand
and guided him to the steep old hill
where they held the Soap Box Derby every year.

She told him the races always made her think of him,
sleek and smooth and gathering speed,
hurtling downhill and going nowhere.

 

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30:10 Tricia
© Geoffrey Long, 2006
Lines: 7
Words: 56

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Unpublished; part of the 30 project

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