Black Gold

Black Gold — page 5
or pushed each other into bushes or lay in bed at night running our fingers across the thorn scratches on our arms and legs Our skin was clean and we only took baths once a week These days we need baths nearly every night These days if we wanted to sell lemonade I think we’d start with actual lemons A dented pickup truck rumbles up in front of our stand The driver hops out leaving his keys in the ignition and his door open His radio is playing a country song that my dad likes you and me go fishing in the dark down by the river in the full moonlight The man is wearing the regular outfit around here jeans work boots 4