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expecting radical the last day of school soon the first day of summer and she showed up like that stringy hair blonde strings for clothes with rubber boots to wade in practical at the last moment for hours old pedicure no that happened later we put the boat out anyway old rowboat first time out of winter i said she looked like a whore she said i was a fussy prude how rude we rowed for just a while the river laughed at both of us and joked us into rest where when he caught us incomplete of caution tossed us in the water. junes early water cold and fresh, down and lusty from the mountain so strong we were we were able to flip and get back in the belly. later sink our toes in muddy earth put the boat away and made some brownies. mostly we were what each needed one knew how to not skip class the other taught the best way to get a tire changed was to wear very short shorts i thought they were too short very very short she had no response just "so" end of summer found us neither very big quite able just the two of us to again carry the boat down to the water asphalt and weight made the river very kind down hill was the easy part leaving was the hardest it happened just that way like watching the seasons change only i guess i thought maybe summer could last forever it did'nt she left without a plan or the money for a phone call or my number that's when i un-named her or re-named her at the very best i called her she she has her own way of doing things shit green eyes and stringy hair i have cussed and cussed and cussed only because cursing provokes too much thought i went down to the water in september when i could cuss no longer i thought maybe i could pray blonde laughing boats stringy hair little clothes and wading boots you whore how different it is when you see radical and know what to expect and then that best friend shows up Radical is what they call her hair still purposed blonde stringy but cut short beautiful in rubber boots stringing sparse fabric around her we smoke together in the boat before we go in for winter rest now spring is coming radical is expecting |