sunny day in the park
(oh socal)

they match.
yellow cotton t-shirts
over blue jeans.

hers, loose in the shoulders, with sponge bob's face smiling.
his, navy stripes stretched over a stomach fit for buddha.

he stops to photograph a squirrel sniffing
at wax paper food left on the grass. then turns to her.
she poses, feigning bashful. he peers through the viewfinder.

as she is walking away, he grabs her from behind - pulls her
body against his belly - inhales the small of her neck, her ear.
she smiles and wriggles. feigning bashful.