brand new radio

by cricketbomb - Taurus

when i finally came back home
that summer 
the worst storm of the
year came in right behind me

"he's back, he's back!"
she yelled from the steps
across the street
she told me about her brothers
new card tricks
and her brand new radio
twenty years later i begin
to tune in
i hear the thunderstorm
lightning crackles across
jimi hendrix
the air smelled like water
and our tree house fell down
and between the storm warnings
and the tornado scare
we heard a brand new sound 
on her
brand new radio.

Reason for writing:

    this was pretty much a true story from begging to end.  the girl across the street was one of my best friends, and when i came back home that summer we stayed up late listening to her new radio and talking.  i was 11 or 12 and i remember it as one of the first times in my life that i could actually see the beauty of music.    

Birth sign: Taurus
Date created: 2001-04-11 09:52:02
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:44:03
Poem ID: 61840

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