we arrived early at the house by the subshop
after the bar closed
it was cold and being new at love
the only way we thought to keep warm
was by undressing completely, with great urgency
in the front seat of the Ford
then my foot got stuck in the horn
just as our friends began arriving
we couldn’t have left even if we’d wanted to
with all the cars having parked behind us
so we went to the party anyway
me with my shoes untied
you unfolding yourself from the car like a magnificent young moose
the night sky on one side of you and the stars over there
the way you had of entering a room back then
as though by just walking the muddy path to the stoop
a lotus popped out
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