24. Cork pops like it does
But the foam
Not that I normally drink $60 bottles of champagne.
Not that I normally drink $60 bottles of champagne
Warm, straight from the bottle.
18. Michèle is fun- crazy fun
French Canadian Janis Joplin crazy fun
Sipping beer barefoot in the sun on a window ledge.
19. Sitting on the floor
Last day of school
Too much drink
Her boyfriend Max home from work, not drunk
I feel guilty and I know
20. Two months in Europe
All the money’s gone
Basement apartment
Out too late on work nights
Tired and reckless squeezing all we can from life.
21. Both of us back to school
New people
New world.
22. Michèle’s quit.
Doesn’t want to be a designer anymore.
Waitress.
Home late.
Almost never see each other.
23. Married in July.
No dress rehearsal
Not too young, no.
Know what we’re doing,
Dancing to “Helplessly Hoping.”
I’m going to grad school.
Michèle’s working nights and weekends.
24. Drinking warm champagne from the bottle.
My best friend, I think, is the only other one who didn’t know.
About the other guy.
About the other guys.
“Fuck her,” he toasts.
The world I know is not the world I know.
Drink it down quickly,
Tastes bitter after the beer.
Not how I pictured it.
Done.
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