The boys swore despite chaperones I danced cheek to cheek Sneak out intermission Drink gin or corn liquor with coke
Neck my breast pressed heavy against her chest Harry was an ice cream With the boys who muttered in small clusters to or tap dance We'd meet then go swimming
I'd sit under my Sun umbrella Climb the high dive, show off some new steps or imitate those I'd seen I gave a damned good show We'd wait long after
Let the surface bend our second I have the Judge's reputation to protect me He was never a cowboy only My mother was 40 when I was born She missed me 'til I was 40