past repair
so larry calls us all over
for a bbq on the bed
of his 1979 chevy truck
and we all talk about
all the times bessie
(named after his grandma because she helped him buy it)
took us to the movies
or on trips into the city
and i tell the story
of how one summer afternoon we went up to the lake
and just hung out the whole day
potato chips and beef jerkey
sodas and cookies
and a cherry frisbee
that someone had drawn a smiley face on
that hit tommy square in the jaw
and a group of pretty girls laughed at him
(one of those girls being celia - who married tommy)
and how larry came up to me
and wanted me to hit him in the jaw
with the frisbee so that one of the girls
would come over and ask if he was ok
and i told larry i was not that accurate
so he just held the frisbee in front of his face
and danced around like a red faced smiley cartoon character
which the girls found really creepy
and we all laughed
but when everyone left
and i was helping him clean up
i saw him in the corner crying
then he came over and shook his head
and i asked if everything was ok
and he smiled sadly
but then laughed
just hoping bessie can drive bessie around up in heaven.