American River Review 2022 - copy - Flipbook - Page 67
he took her out almost every weekend
often Friday and Saturday nights
concerts at Circle Star
basketball games
dancing at Uppy’s
dinner at Sam Jordan’s
there were other fish in the sea
he wasn’t the only man out there
she had choices
one of her friends told me
she was free
my parents divorced in 1970
and didn’t talk bad about each other
to us kids
a single woman living in The City
she could come and go as she please
except
she was married
to a married man
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