by Ashley Cook

The front porch

One cement step into the doorway

The hugging tree

Where we took our picture

I was a Hula Dancer

Not just for Halloween

The iron on the table too long

The burn mark black and smooth

Sesame Street

I learned my ABC's

Pretending to be dead

On the front lawn

Roller-skating, rice candies, ruby rings

The man in the moon; I screamed for you

Katie and Cubby, Judy and David

My mortal friends

Sent away

Moving into unfamiliar surroundings

The burn mark came with us

The table remains the same