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As the man helps the boy up, Ganwar and I walk back to the apartment without saying a word.
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Augie DeRose
Lapis L.A.
Ed. Austin Shapiro
POOL
(Takes place between “SUMMER” and “MORE BAD NEWS”)
A few days later,
Hannah takes me on the bus
to the swimming hole
that is called a pool.
It is shaped like a brick,
and the water is a second blue sky.
There are many children,
laughing and playing.
Some in the pool,
some in long chairs,
under the shade of fake trees.
Hannah takes me to a place beside the pool
where I change into clothes to wear in the water.
We walk back to the swimming hole.
The sun like a warm fire with our backs to it.
When I jump into the water,
I feel like a fish.
The cool water quenching the heat of the sun.
We swim for a long time.
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