The Red Blanket and the Rubber
Two blankets on the dry grass
at the far side of the open field.
One red one and
one small, pink one
off a girl's bed.
Off to the side, a ball cap,
a knapsack, and a sad, empty, bottle of root beer.
One pocket of the knapsack
held one Durex, latex condom.
In Spanish, on
the side of the foil packet, “1 condon de latex”.
the other pocket – a large tin of Tea Tree , water-based, pomade
nearly gone.
inside the knapsack
in the big pocket -
school books, notebooks
pens and pencils.
The front of the math folder read “math blows”.
Last night, little Johnny
met his girl at the park for
some love making.
The left hurriedly, or were scared off
by a coyote
or deer in the tall grass.
Little Bobbie went home without
his school books and his hat, but
left with pomade in his hair
and the smell of his girl
on his clothes
and her taste in his mouth.
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