Too
soon
On
the move
Dad
got transferred
To
the Old Pueblo
I
was reticent
My
previous experience
Had
included a long drive
At
night to some old college friends
They
lived on or close to the airbase
And
had ended in a trip to the movies
To see Xanadu
Not
my favorite road trip
In
day light it was different
And
the lazy summer days
Poolside
at the La Quinta
While
we looked for a home
Were
almost exotic
And
Tucson was charming
Which
is a nice talk for old
Tucson
is an old place
My
dad’s new office
Was
in an historic home
In
an historic neighborhood
We
ended up in the foothills
On
the West side of the city
Where
the roads were built
To
replicate a rollercoaster ride
Whenever
and wherever possible
Which
made the drive
Always
a little interesting
But
the new house was cool
A
custom built number
We
were living a new life
A
little further up in the world
Almost
upper-middle middle class
That
didn’t change the fact
I
was starting another new school
And
I was self-conscious and nerdy
And
my whole life was about to change
Because
teenage years are relentless
And
Tucson has its lessons to teach
And
its ghosts to set free
From
the barrio to the desert
4th
Avenue to Mount Lemon
And
each bumpy twisting road between
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