That\u2019s what we always called it.
\nSure, we lived near the water treatment facility,
\nbut we didn\u2019t FEEL like
\npeople who lived near the water treatment facility.<\/p>\n
It was mostly a place for kisses.
\nYoung, sweaty kisses and cheap cologne and
\nprayers to God about pregnancy after the first time
\neven though she didn\u2019t and I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
I almost bit off my tongue while sledding there
\nwith my brother and sister. I remember trudging back home
\nthe same way I remember so many other things,
\nwhich is to say not at all.<\/p>\n
I went back here and there over the years,
\nlike the time we played Frisbee after rehab.
\nI even showed my kids around,
\nthough they didn\u2019t seem to feel the lingering magic.<\/p>\n
Today I searched it on Google Earth,
\nbut I couldn\u2019t see the details through the trees.
\nStill, I\u2019m sure we\u2019re there on the swings,
\nor slumped against the handball wall no one ever used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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