Soap & Water

Tonight I let my skin prune in our backyard’s body of water thinking about how I Haven’t touched another person in 19 days but who’s counting, Everyone? There goes my best friend’s dad from down the cul de sac. We say hi from more than 6 feet away. an abbreviated wave while he rolls their garbage bins past their wrought iron gates then disappears. I take 7 mile walks in the middle of the afternoon now. I’m realizing I’m maybe allergic to California’s sun or just long walks to nowhere? The guys from home love to talk about Jesus and Phil Collins, burritos and the beach. Tyler Dylan Kevin Chase Cole & Ryan. They’re aging like Tom Petty, they don’t laugh at my Jokes. Remember when we read stories instead of just watching them? I think about this on my 6th lap of the neighborhood hands stinging from the soap and water. Promise me you won’t tell the neighbors what’s in my togo cup unless they want the truth