Hooting
By Richard L. Provencher
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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and hollering.
‘Come on’ derision
from our young lips
as we continued
to deride
older siblings
as we spotted them
holding hands
with gents whom
we knew worked hard
and marriage in the offing.
We also knew
it meant having babies
and raising kids
just like us.
They chased us
laughingly for ‘cat calling’
then with boldness
in their stride
paused and treated us
to a heartfelt kiss
on the cheek.
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we graduate to adulthood and
we graduate to adulthood and then graduate back.
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