We met
on a swing set
a Birthday
forty two years ago
where they
teased and tossed
us
one for big teeth
the other for belly too round
we snuck out the back
ran away
down the street.
They found us
under a stop sign
they told us
to come back
and we did
we came back
with our feet
but not with
our hearts
because
our hearts
remained
on the curb
under a sign
that said
stop.
by maureen st.clair