I remember the crush
of rain in Ken Wood, how hard
it came as we kissed under an oak tree.
Afterwards, my arms
curled coyly around your waist,
as we ran through the field onto wet streets
where everything sparkled silver
in the rain.
I don’t know that by summer,
you will be pregnant
with another mans child,
but I know my friend James
will grow needles in his gut
because he told me for years
he loved you.
But I held you
honest as I could.
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