Wednesday Afternoon

It was my first visit to her house
that afternoon it had rained
and I watched the water drip from my hair
onto my nose
rain always made the air smell like raw hot dogs
do you want a towel?
yeah
when I look back, I suppose she had been beautiful
even with wet stringy hair in her face
that night I dreamt of her
eating a hot dog in the rain.

Eric D. Dixon
October 4, 1989