Keith Landrum writes

Remain

Dave lived a long time 

ago 

and he loved  

the record store 

spending hours 

digging through  

every bin  

until he had a huge stack  

that could be 

purchased  

from a reputable businessman 

with a $20 bill 

and a small sack 

of weed

Dave remains

the record store 

doesn't 

but that was a long time  

ago 

a very long time  

ago

-- Aviva Childress