woke this morning with a headache
not a hangover headache but
there are times when I even miss those
that earned retribution before an Alka Seltzer and a coffee
the memory sits almost noble now

having a sore right temple from being beaned
by the bedroom window
trying to close it without wearing pants
behind shut blinds like a shy boy
before his first skinny dip with a girl

and I’m still too modest too much
the small-town boy to be a proper nudist
blinds up windows locked
in the correct position always
prepared with a towel to sit on