1993 from Cassette by Dante DeFelice

1993

My hand feels like I’ve been wearing a catcher’s mitt again
And every time I close my eyes I see home videos
My house starts to feel like all four of my grandparents at once
And that in ground pool is now filled in with green grass growing tall
I remember summers swimming with all of my cousins
And catching the ice cream truck and getting outdoor crew cuts from my
Army man uncle Shawn

Poughkeepsie driving my mother points out Barbucci’s apartment
My great grandmother
That’s where she met her best friend Georgine
Who we only see when the leaves change from California
Stories are passed down of the railroad hobos from my great aunt Dot
Letterii Sporting Goods Louie Prima tunes play in Pop-Pop’s trophy shop garage
I remember him first teaching me the date of my birth
May 21st

1993

• Folk
• Marlboro