I Got Fired From My First Job

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It was a family business

My brother and I
were supposed
to run this cart
together

I was 13
and in love
with a Puerto Rican boy

He had biceps
as large as calves
and he could
whack the shit
out of a baseball

At least
minor league
material

These days
who knows
what his fate
might have been

If sports were
such an industry
then
maybe my dad
would have
liked him better

Nah

Anyway
as a 13 year old
I'd rather
lie with my boyfriend
down by the river
than
sell popcorn
on a sticky
summer day