A Portrait of the Artist in Four Kiss Songs
I. Strutter (1996) I am four years old. I come home from the babysitter, who is Aunt Marie. My cousin Abby is sick. She lost all her hair. My hair is still long, and blonde from the summer sun. My parents have strung up Christmas lights on the kitchen wall. They spell out K-I-two-lightning-bolts-for-S’s. The […]