A Borrowed Record, Reminiscing

Pie Americana

the needle skips across the vinyl,

an ever present hiss.

slide it back into the sleeve,

set it back into the pile.

American Pie

it says, a painted thumb sticking out

at you.

sliding out the disc for the first time,

remembering you.

what took so long?

absence,

a hiss,

the needle

falls into the groove.