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No Bikes On The Front Porch

No Bikes On The Front Porch

An Ode to Mr. Luke's store, just close enough to ride my bike to as a kid.

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Jonathan McCloud
Dec 20, 2024
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No bikes on the front porch.

Image by Pexels from Pixabay

I play the floorboards of the old store

like a piano

creaking in harmony to the dance

of nine-year-old feet.

Today I may play cherry coke

or that good ol’ mountain dew.

Dig deeeeeeep into the bottom of the roll top cooler

as my prey is as cold

and as deep

as I can reach.

The screen door snaps at my ass

it alw…

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