There it is Circle K, I told you so.
St. Martha’s Church is just down there,
on Orange Ave. It’s jammed with all their buds I bet.
And all of Dave and Ronnie’s friends.
And Mella too. I bet she cries
Chris?
Chris is thoughtful, soft.
It’s going to be a good marriage. Ronnie says
they even seem to think the same.
Like little science fiction twins.
These young marriages:
The wedding nights must be so wild.
They’ll both be wired. I hope
the walls are thick enough.
But think of little Erica.
All those years of nearly dying
and slowly climbing back to life,
and here she is, filled with hope
and starting out all over again
as though she had a world of time
inside the world their love had made.