farms

I remember
Sitting on
The frame
Of the barn
Your dad was
Building
40 feet up
In the air
We'd stashed
Sour Cream
And Onion Pringles
In the back
Of our pants
And grape
Warhead spray
In our pockets
So we could
Clamber up
The side of the barn
And watch everything
The chickens
The goats
Cows on the next farm
I remember
Going up
To your room
You'd just got
A 2000 computer
With a Tarzan game
We'd play with trolls
In a dollhouse
Or shoot darts
Or laugh a flies
Trying to unstick
Themselves from the
Flypaper
I remember
You showing me
How to tell if
A snowboard was
The right height
I remember
Wanting so badly
To be able to
Balance on your
Voodoo board
And working on it
While you conquered
Another town in
Your dumb computer game
That I always
Wanted to watch
I remember
Smashing black walnuts
With your mom
On a chopping block
By your fireplace
You'd hit your thumb
With the hammer
And white tape
Was wrapped around
Gauze
I remember