Beadie

Walking her dog as the sun goes down Mary’s haircut makes a shadow on the pavement It bounces in front of us And floats a little like a ghost I used to move every spring Now I don’t I cried at the state fair honey bee tent Hearing how they pick their queen I got back on the ssri My parents met in high school when they were just 17 I drive out of valleys And fall in love with McNulty and Beadie Joe Pera and Sara McNulty and Beadie How do you keep a fire in winter I’ll keep trying pulling the splinter