Easter Bunny

The young man in

the Black Sabbath t--shirt

waits his turn

to be photographed

with the Easter Bunny

in the Price Chopper produce

section. The girl

in the bunny suit

feels like shit. She

stayed up way too late

drinking with her oldest

friend. They drank themselves

shit--faced, peeled

off all their clothing and

explored each other like

children. The friend

is smiling in the bathroom

painting her toenails. The rabbit

will try to let her down

gently, and still

the snow

isn’t melting

fast enough for anyone