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By Misti Date: 2005 Oct 06 Comment on this Work [[2005.10.06.14.21.28797]] |
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i saw you on your motorcycle today as i paused at the stop sign by the Dairy Queen i was driving to my grandparents' house i was the girl with wild dark hair & sunglasses in the champagne Corolla you must have noticed me maybe you were thrown by the canary yellow New Mexico license plates but it was me sure enough the girl who chased after you all throughout the Nineties your old phone marathon buddy and one night lover from way back when you were like i remembered you your face gave nothing away you were alone i never have seen a woman riding behind you but i rode behind you once one night in October in 1990 i held on tight and inhaled your cologne and imagined us getting married after graduation living the simple harried blue collar life with four kids and fireworks every year at the lake that was all i ever wanted i saw you today six years between us with no communication you didn't wave and neither did i |