Short Engagement

Beater in the driveway

One yellow headlight out

Fogging up the windshield

Both real good kids for sure

Not even touching only

Holding her hand gentle

Birdlike not wasting hours

Intentional planning

Porch light tells them it’s nine

He tells her sometime in June

Ain’t never seen her body

Only kissed her soft jaw

Working six days a week

Putting back a little

Each of them what they can

Since they’re sure what they want

Can’t wait much longer now

Every second heavy

One long hug in the yard

Heart beats keys jingle

She feeds the cats watches

The window reflection

One headlight backing up

Soon folks can’t say nothing