My aunt Johnnie's
peppermint green caddilac
was peppermint green and
matched the outfit she
wore to the classics every
year...green fur...so stylish
that was the 80s for you....
cracks in the concrete on the
side of the house...hopscotch and
games we could think of
to pass the time...
getting hit in the head or
cracked hard against my skin by jump ropes
spinning like crazy for Double Dutch...
jump in and don't get hit...
Double Dutch on a Chicago side street
jacks against the side of the house...
doing the electric slide across the green
carpet to attract the current...
lets play teacher...mother may I...
whoopin' mama in the living room and basement
in our house across the street
sleep good next to the front windows
on the floor when the storm comes
huddled together under blankets...
crack of thunder against a midnight sky
living proof of life-everlasting....
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