GIRL MOTHER

He taped over the wall

where he smiled with the same woman. She was blond and busty and prettier than the people I knew.

I gagged and choked down vomit. He acted like he didn’t notice.

He lived behind the only Roy Rogers in the county. I think of it every time I pass by it.

He sang a song about going out to California. It was actually sweet. I would stream it on Myspace and imagine he was singing to me.

His friends gave me beer. He said if anyone asks, I go to community college.

I gagged and choked down vomit. He acted like he didn’t notice.