Note: This garment has shoulder pads sewn in.
 
Why are we waiting?
 
Two hikers stand atop a boulder staring at the chilly alpine lake below. They take their shoes off and chat for a minute. Then their jackets and talk a while longer. They look at each other:
 
Are we pretending this is fun
when maybe it isn’t?
Oh, it’s fun.
 
Then why are we waiting?
 
They rip off their shirts and jump. Their screams are shrill and giddy on the way in and guttural and full of expletives upon surfacing.
 
Lake Angeles
Port Angeles, WA
2020