Are you the parade?, she asked
Not in the parade or at the parade
It was a tremendous responsibility
Being the parade, she thought. Yes,
She said. I am. The parade, she
Added.
Where are you?, she asked. Where
Is the parade, you mean?, she said
Yes. I'm in Bayside, she answered.
The parade, it's in Bayside, near the
Water. I mean, I can see the water
From here.
The parade was going to have to go,
She said. It was time to move on, she
Added. I am going to have to keep on
Going. The parade is here but soon it
Will have to be in Flushing and then at
Coney.
I'll be at Coney Island, she agreed. I'll
Be the parade, there. Not in the or at
The, but the parade. This was going
To be all right. It was okay to be the
Parade if she was coming along, too.
She thought.
this is our life 