Outside, the Florida
air is hot,
Damp and sticky on the skin.
Inside, the cool processed air
Blows steadily on the bed.
Late at night
Long day today
Moving toward a long day tomorrow
The girls don’t complain-
They are in the happiest place
On Earth. .
The air conditioner
suddenly omits
A loud sound, like a barge on the Ohio,
A low pitched metallic groan
That shakes the room.
Mom and Dad stay
asleep
But sisters hear all.
What is that? Says the older.
The Pizza Barge! Says the younger.
Pizza Barge?
Pizza Barge! Brings pizza to the park!
The girls laugh
loudly,
Tickled with their cleverness.
Mom wakes up and says,
Go back to sleep
It was a long day today
Moving toward a long day tomorrow.