Carol Gillespie, cont.
But he's just sitting there, beaming,
looking up at us like he's in heaven
or church or somewhere only he can imagine,
and then she tells me she's sorry she never wrote
or anything, but life has been hectic,
and I look at the boy who keeps changing
like I'll bet it has, but she doesn't miss a beat,
she's right on to me, telling me her song
about the little boy is the best on her album,
Everyone says so, even Randy,
and all the time she's grinning at me like
Can you believe this? And then I feel someone
push the boat away from the dock
and I'm sitting there, drifting around in circles,
looking up at her, thinking, God, how I love this woman