By Misti
Date: 2005 May 19
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Madrid, New Mexico

freshly married on an April Saturday
leaving town together
for the first time ever
just a few gorgeous miles
down the Turquoise Trail
Madrid, New Mexico
bustling with artists
and old hippies
and bikers
and crystal people
and tourists with money
to throw around
my husband and his best
friend's girlfriend
talk about Thailand
I pick at the walnuts
in my salad
in a party of four
I'm the least adult
not too sophisticated
or sure
of myself
but I leave town richer
a silver and coral owl ring
on my middle finger
a silver feather dangling
at my throat
temporarily immortal
smiling big
glowing luminous
in spite of
myself