Out back of the carport the bayou quivered with mayflies<\/p>\n
and June bugs and mosquitoes looking for love.<\/p>\n
A normal summer night in the south.<\/p>\n
A bare yellow lightbulb sputtered on the porch.<\/p>\n
We bet our meager allowances<\/p>\n
on how much longer it would last.<\/p>\n
We hoped it would go out.<\/p>\n
Night is better.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t chilly, but you put your jacket around me,<\/p>\n
and blushed with the tremor that went through me.<\/p>\n
The smell of your skin enveloped me.<\/p>\n
I put my hand on your arm and<\/p>\n
Your elbow bumped my breast.<\/p>\n
I felt you gasp, and I looked down quickly to smile.<\/p>\n
There were cinnamon candies in your jacket pocket.<\/p>\n
We took two, knowing it wouldn\u2019t be long<\/p>\n
before we would be breathing each other\u2019s breath.<\/p>\n
We knew where to go, and there was still plenty of time.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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