Garrett Patrick Kelly

Date of Birth: 02/07/81
Location: Arcata, California
Email: villagehd@hotmail.com


VERANO

I saw you working at Rod's Hickory Pit
Gnawing on your fingernails
And lime green tic-tac mints.
Thigh-high shoulders, I hated the wait
I found a leap year in my hamburger
and 25c worth of hate.
Fishing tackle, dripping from
an eyesocket
that once was my sexual outlet.
Cigarettes, ashtrays, fine party gifts.
I can't help getting pregnant at the most
shallow of times.
You never knew me.

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