ONCE UPON A TIME

i remember-


you running around in a superman uniform

passing m&m's as tho' value was tied to color

later

we played catch

u put on a right-handed mitt on the wrong hand and threw me a ball


9 feet over my head

(bring it down, superman)

the next throw, 6 inches in front of yourself

((i said "uh-oh")

slept that night in a doorless room

(same ole same ole)

dreamed

till a voice interrupted

"time to get up today-time to get up today-time to get up today"

on the 3rd

(probably the 13th-but the third that i became cognizant)

i raised my head-looked up and you said

"oh-you are awake-do you want to play?"


PS: later you navigated to Popa's house