& sunkissed tanned skin in 2008 smelling
of swimsuits passed down from the
older cousins who would get first
dibs on the better floaties in the pool
& otter pops filled with cherry juice that
grammy bought at big y last week &
contained more sugar than juice, but
we enjoyed their cold touch anyway
& ice cream parties during the late
night with pop, who always changed
his favorite flavor because you swear
you remember last year it was pistachio
& playing store in the playroom all summer
where pj & andrea were the bank for
everything because we are older, so of
course we get to decide who has the most money
& staying up late past our bedtime to
watch titanic that pop burned onto
rainbow CDs that I still find randomly
in old bins caked with dust & forgotten
& just last week we were all
sitting at grammys table eating
homemade meatballs & missing
pops late night summer ice cream parties