Slow and Low in Brevard By Taylor Dibbert

He’s just,
Swinging by,
The liquor store,
In Brevard,
North Carolina,
A few days,
Before Christmas,
Decides to,
Pick up,
A bottle of,
Slow and Low,
Rock and rye,
He’s waiting,
In line,
To pay,
And he remembers,
The first time,
He came to,
This store,
With her,
They were,
Picking up,
A bottle of,
Slow and Low,
Rock and rye,
He was,
A little nervous,
She was meeting,
The parents,
For the,
First time,
He pays,
For it,
With a credit card,
In the parking lot now,
Thinking a little more,
About their,
First time together,
In Brevard,
Feels like he’s,
Looking in on,
Someone else’s life,
Or maybe not,
There’s pain,
In his chest,
The wounds,
Have healed,
But the desire,
To try again,
Is still,
On life support.

 

Taylor Dibbert is a widely published writer and journalist. He’s author of the Peace Corps memoir “Fiesta of Sunset,” and is seeking representation for his first novel.