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