at the right time by J.J. Campbell

she liked to dance naked
in the neon under a full
moon

she only wanted an audience
of one on these nights

i was never lucky enough
to be in the right place
at the right time

would only get to hear
these stories over drinks
at the corner bar the
next afternoon

i asked her once if she
would grant me permission
to show up one evening

she laughed and said no

i asked why and she
said you already know

twenty some years later
i'm still as dumbfounded
as back then

she's been divorced twice

so, i imagine the dancing
really isn't that good



J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) is currently trapped in suburbia. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at Heroin Love Songs v2.0, Synchronized Chaos, Record Magazine, Cajun Mutt Press and The Rye Whiskey Review. You can find J.J. most days on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)