The Going Away Party- naughtiness at two a.m.

in room 211 we made margaritas
with store brand tequila, Ali's blender, generic ice
mix from safeway.
little patches of prettiness
on the yard outside a motel 6 on the Embarcadero in Oakland
near the freeway, near adulthood, near
the inbetween of guilt and pleasure
(but mostly pleasure)
peach and purple and pink pansies
gathering at the base of a decrepit palm
saluting the wooden stallion with waving leaves
and open petals
we trooped to the candy machine
in the naughtiness of a two a.m. sky
retreated to manufactured air
hospital corner beds
a bathroom without towels, a double sink
and cool, clean sheets.
copyright EAK 1998
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