> Charlie

some quiet night,

when he's fast asleep
I'm going to take a Sharpie
to the crown of my brothers
shaved head and draw a squiggly
little curl,  just like Charlie Brown's hair

then add slicked back lines
to my own male pattern baldness
become like Charlie's friend, and Sally's
imagined boyfriend, suck my thumb, quote
something profound, and then, share my blanket

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9-13-15