Proustian Flashbacks
-inspired by Greta Gerwig’s Barbie
Supposedly potable water from the sprinkler
Damp patio wood after rain
Peanut butter on jungle animal paper plates
Silky, synthetic doll hair
A friend’s basement where the couch is misplaced
Deflating Winnie the Pooh bouncy ball
Iridesdent suds that leave my fingers sticky
and watching the bubbles drift ’til their shimmering residue
is out of sight.