Kim & Jessie

'Kim & Jessie' appeared on shuffle
as I walked home and summer
refused to die.

I thought of you dancing in pointed shoes
arms flailing in small circles
to lead the reluctant revelers
onto the sticky dancefloor.

I hope soon you will dance
up, out of sitting
away from young islands
and into nights of nostalgia
where we force our pointed shoes back on
and take quick, awkward steps
into overdue adulthood.