I have always hated
picnics
dragging food
from one place to another
nine million
containers filled to the brim
wondering if we would be
poisoned to death
from improper
refrigeration
coolers
ice blocks
plates
silverware
napkins
and more
blah
not for me
when we were young
and we all
shoved our kids
into our cars
so we could meet
at some field
or picnic place
by a lake
I said to my husband
it's PB & J
or stop at a store
and get stuff
cuz I hate this whole
food thing
so that's what we did
our friends brought
pasta salads
all kinds of this and that
and then they put it all back
into their trunks
to take home
so they could
wash all the dishes
and put everything away
blah
I would sit in a field
and talk to insects
birds and animals
go swimming
play volley ball
be crazy with the kids
but wouldn't bring things
from the house
just to bring them back again
good thing my husband
never cared about what I did
or didn't do
that's why we had such a
fabulous marriage
he never tried to stop me
from doing anything
but when you know each other
from the age of fourteen
you know each other pretty well
he didn't even say anything
when I got the kids arrested
he was very cool
I miss him
a lot
and while I don't think
there are
picnics on the other side
if there are
I'm still not bringing any food
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