Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas San Diego, Ca. March 2012

Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas San Diego, Ca. March 2012
Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas at Luche Libre Taco Shop in San Diego, March 2012

Friday, October 4, 2013

Her Green Eyes On The Beach At Sunset


I once met a woman on the beach in Ventura
                                       She took my picture near the shore
We had dinner at a Chinese restaurant on East Thompson
      Our conversation did not include any mention 
                                       Of Proust
                                       Or Buckley, Teasdale or Kerouac
We talked of how we had both ended up on the beach
                    Me visiting SoCal from Alaska
                    She from just a few miles inland
                                                            Valencia
                                       She had red hair, with a hint                                                  Of russet
Had a condo not to far down the road
                    After two hours of pleasant conversation
                    (Not, of course, to the staff working late) 
                                       We left the restaurant
                                       And went to her place
                    A nice little condo
                    Befitting a hairdresser
                    Not too far from the college
We stayed up until the wee hours
                                       Me sketching her as a mermaid
                                       Or maybe a Selkie
                    She sharing her collection of erotica
                    Or rather, her copy of Madonna's book
Eventually we both grew tired
                                       3:00am
She brought me pillows and a blanket
                                       She went upstairs to her bed
               I slept on the couch
                         She had eyes like emeralds





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