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1964 Convertible VW Bug<br />
Scarf to keep my hair in place<br />
Bright red lipstick, peachy rouge<br />
Shades to mystify my face<br />
Joyride before the deluge.<br />
Sunlight kisses pale pink skin<br />
Ocean air relieves my lungs<br />
Whistles from the passing men--<br />
My name’s the word on all their tongues.<br />
Lowered shades then flirty wink<br />
Just enough to keep them piqued<br />
How I wonder what they’d think<br />
If they knew I’m just a geek.<br />
I return to Seaside Street<br />
Check the old familiar box<br />
Ascend my widow’s balcony<br />
Slip into my fuzzy socks<br />
Write a song to match the waves<br />
Breaking out the windowed bay<br />
Pity my piano’s pleas<br />
Through the glass watch storm clouds play.<br />
I contemplate my wistful life,<br />
And all the lives in dreams I’ve known;<br />
The one in which I have my bug<br />
Is the one I’d make my own.<br />
— Erin Overton<br />
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