—THAT GHOST’S A KID INSIDE A SHEET

 

Adolescence

 

To conserve energy 

Mother used to hang 

our shadows on 

the clothesline—

stained or otherwise. 

It gave the dragon flies 

a good laugh. 

On windy days, 

there was no telling 

a whistleblower 

from a priest, 

a neighbor from a 

sex offender. 

Even the mosquitos 

wore rubber gloves.