joel and his neighbors got the proper
paperwork together and closed off the block
real nice. they had badmitten in the road
they had three bouncy inflatable deals
for the kids, there was food and wine and
dogs and good spirits and i remembered
that back in the day joel was the sort
of fellow who would stand in a group photo
near the back cuz he was tall
and when the man was about to click
the picture joel would whip out his
enormous dong and i dont think he drank.
and as we get older the parties get mellower
and even the kids wear out earlier.
and i wondered what a sucessful party
was any more. was it who is invited,
or how good the guac turned out.
cuz nobody gets drunk and makes out
any more. but as my other pal
jaime was introducing me to his fiance
i realized that a successful party
is one where you get to see old friends
and catch up, if even for a few minutes.
if even just to say hello.