An old video, copied from an old film, shows me attempting to roller skate with the Sterino kids. I remember laughter, and perhaps some encouraging words from Debbie. She, with her long, thick brown hair and contagious smile, had taken me on as another kid brother.
And I remember the feel of the driveway on my hand as I fall.
summer heat
the clap of wheels
on blacktop
Photo by Ethan Hu
first published in Image Curve, March 7, 2019
for dVerse Poets’ Open Link Night #238 (pubtended by Grace)
Frank J. Tassone 
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