Saturday, May 06, 2006

the night my parents bought marlene the horse

that was me
holding the bridle
with my brother, Mark,
told to stand
between the reins

marlene was knowingly
the horse's owner
although we all were
welcome to ride her

the horse's name was Star
and just when this perfect portrait
was snapped
Star spooked at the flash
pulling her head up and away
and the reins
strangled my brother's neck
and left a leather burn

the next month
I was allowed to purchase
a sewing machine
at $6.00 a month
for sixty months
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