12 Year Old Felony

by Ricky Garni

I squeeze bicycles like lemons.
No wait! It’s canteloupes, isn’t it?
Ripe, luscious melons. Then Gorgeous
walks out of my playing cards and
says: “Hey! Get a load of these!”
and Gosh Do I and terrified

I jump on my bike
and ride away as fast
as I can through a field
of canteloupe trees no, wait!
No such thing!

They’re lemons–sour, delicious,
tangy and ripe and filled with
women running backwards
to my forwards earlier

I shuffled the deck
and cut the cards and
stared long and serious
but not like somebody
who knew just like

somebody who wondered

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About Ricky Garni

Ricky Garni is a writer and graphic designer living in Carrboro, NC. His work can be found online at Evergreen Review, Noö, Blue & Yellow Dog and a number of other places. On August 2nd of this year, he fulfilled the dream he has had since he first saw The Jetsons in 1962 when he finally bought an iPhone. His first call was to Jane, his wife.