Six:
standing for prayer
the corner of the school desk
thrice daily finds me
flatness and hardness,
and the fluorescent lighting
heavenly verses
it’s tuesday morning
forgive us our trespasses
and I’m told to chant
Nine:
*horseback riding is
a wonderful thing for girls
it builds self-esteem*
trail rides through the scrub
learning skills in the outdoors
Palomino flanks,
hard leather saddle
rolling, dazed, back and forth and
sweating in the heat
Twelve:
vaseline vignettes
of slick and dewy couples
raw, tanned romance, all
in rapid Spanish
the love in Latin Lover
is jacuzzi steam
all we can do is
laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh
and laugh, and watch them