Wendy Freborg’s most recent poem to appear here was “If Children Are the Future” (August 2017).
A Baby Fascinated by a Coke Can Remembers
By Wendy Freborg
Oh, my Coke can friend,
You were so bright.
Your red was like no other.
I gave my heart, my happy talk to you.
I thought the light that glinted from your curves
Would shine on me forever.
Where have you gone?
I thought we were best friends forever.
You were smooth but you were also cold and hard.
An afternoon is all we had.