In the night, the lake is a<\/p>\n
bottomless mirror, a celebration<\/p>\n
with fireworks and beer. A ride<\/p>\n
in the back of a friend’s jeep,<\/p>\n
bumping along a potholed logging<\/p>\n
road at a high speed. Stoned on weed,<\/p>\n
a sore spot on my breastbone had me<\/p>\n
suddenly certain I had cancer. I wanted<\/p>\n
our friend to turn around, go back to<\/p>\n
our truck with the spare, our camper<\/p>\n
parked beneath a canopy of cedars.<\/p>\n
But the whir of the engine was loud.<\/p>\n
Panic had me certain Dad would find<\/p>\n
out and I’d be in bad trouble. His abuse<\/p>\n
had to stop, to glory in freedom from control<\/p>\n
was all I desired. Instead, we continued<\/p>\n
to drive on through the eclipsed night,<\/p>\n
the light of the moon tossing twisted shapes<\/p>\n
across the road that haunt me still.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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