I met a girl
in Baton Rouge.

Seemed too good
to be true.

She smelled
like oranges,

just like
Leonard said.

Grew them
in her garden,

picked one
from the tree

and gave it
to me.

She said,
take this,

it will bring
good luck.

All I needed
was love.

 

Jason Wright is the editor and founder of Oddball Magazine. His column appears weekly. His third book, Train of Thought 2: Almost Home is available now at the Oddball Book Store.