The sandbox. He moves from one place
to another as the other blond boy decides.
A castle, a drainage ditch, an ocean.
They do well, they do badly, they do well
Again. Then the other boy takes off
His shirt his socks his shorts his diap
And walks to the other end of the park.
© 2004 Jordan Davis
is the host of The Million Poems Show every month at the Bowery Poetry Club. With Chris Edgar, he edits The Hat. His first book, Million Poems Journal, was published in 2003.
