Scary night in my old backyard.

It’s like the death of my stomach

being next to you

watching the lights go down

while the silent fireworks thrash in the background

I step backward

and you follow

my mother is coming

saying my name

you kiss me

she comes closer

you kiss me again

I feel incredible

and sick

at the same time.

she’s still coming

and so are you

so I slip a tongue in quick

honey.

there’s a fence to my back

she’s arrived

and it’s over

leaving only a memory.