1975

my friend choch
when we were kids
had a thing for moths
kept them in his room
and listened to a lot
of bad 70’s hair bands
we would play tennis
in the heat of august
and go to the theater
to watch james bond
and planet of the ape
movies
we walked home through
the cemetery after
the exorcist
and ate his mother’s
fennel cakes
with glasses of milk
and the surety
of an italian kitchen
on the flats of town
blood runs thick
in young hearts
and has a way
consistency
texture
which remains