never again!

in the midst
of Capri sun
and crustless lunch
the sandbox
empties
small, cute,
mischievous feet
run for the picnic table

behind the snack bar
Marylou smokes
a cigarette, her last

A teenager wakes up
she has to pick
up her brother
from camp
she says she will not
drink again

Tommy hops
into his big sister's car
She is tired
He complains he is
never going back
to camp again

The next day
Marylou buys
her last pack of cigarettes
while Tommy, joyful,
swims with his camp
friends and his big
sister texts
her friends about
the next big party