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Sport 37: Winter 2009

When the lights go down

When the lights go down

One
I can't be sure, but I think
it was my first time

in the dark, while the white snow beasts yowled
my mother at my side

Possibly I fell asleep

It was for my brothers really
I think my mother wore her white coat

Two
It seemed unlikely that it was my first day of school
but this was later confirmed by reliable sources

There were lions and elephants
and someone rolled Jaffas down the aisle

I guess it must have been educational

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Three
My first time alone, I was already twenty-two
I went in the afternoon

It was disappointing—
a lust-piece for the beauty of youth and Tuscany

very nearly put me off Jeremy Irons forever

Four
The longest was a three-at-once
or rather, one after the other

Water, Snow, Blood
My intermission burger was mundane

When I came out, it was raining
and already twilight