There are some people
that you see
dangling a longneck at a party
or draped with children in a garden
and you think
what a cool guy
he looks kind
you like him
without even knowing
that he can change spark plugs
slam dunk a basketball
listen to his nieces talk about their hair
get the sofa into the truck alone on moving day
win more than half of the pinochle games
analyse lift factors of differing wing angles
and sometimes
even pretend to know about art.
You think
I would like him to be my friend.
He’s a good one. – Katie
Redbud Drive 