Freedom

You shoved me off a boat with a smile.

I laughed and dragged you in with me.

Somebody was frowning at us,

and the counselor was telling us to behave.

We didn’t care.

I had an abandoned beer can kozy

tucked into my pocket

and you were holding the wrapper

of a storebought ham sandwich

you had seen floating.

The sun was warm,

the water was cool;

we closed our eyes

and just floated,

free.