1963 –
We never knew love lives
or monkey shines.
We never got around to hammering
out the details.
We were told to
watch our mouths,
unless our mouths
were somehow televised.
There were better
Glen Armstrong
Glen Armstrong holds an MFA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and teaches writing at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He edits a poetry journal called <i>Cruel Garters
The Girl Who Liked Scary Movies
She was seven when I was twelve.
She was clever when I was water.
She took baths when I took showers.
She was X when I was the Science Patrol.
Her green Crayola