David Allen - Advance Base

Out past the curfew

And out past the fence

Childs in the woods behind town

With flashlights & blankets

A tarp for a tent

A wild place to lay ourselves down

But us two were too scared

Try as we might

To sleep under screech owls

& moths in the night

We ran back to your house

Before it was light

& Tarzan’d the apple tree

Up to the balcony

That was the summer

That we both turned 10

Before you left our neighborhood

Your sister your mom & you

Changed names again

To escape your step-dad for good

I thought that I saw you

The other night

Outside a sports bar in neon light

But I should know better

Than trust my sight

How I’ve wondered Davy

If often you thought of me