the little one, my brother,

who is almost as tall as me now, who was Touched by
The Man a year and a half ago (a year and a half ago),
hung around the living room, pretending he didn't have
homework to complete, pretending he wasn't watching as
attentively as me. towards the end he drifted away
but came back in time to hear the part about the four
"who didn't fit in anywhere until they found each other,"
and he made an "ohhhhhhhh" sound, mocking, as teenagers
will do when confronted by, well, sentimental crap,
and immediately looked to see my reaction. i only
stared at the screen. after all the other stuff i
bought at popmart....besides, sometimes you gotta sell
the drama. just because.

earlier on he commented, "man, you're excited," because
i was jumping up and down after hitting the record button.
my favorite era was coming up: long hair, bare arms,
exposed chest, dancing eyes. glory, glory hallelujah,
that is NOT why i love the joshua tree days. that
just helps.

took me a while, like most things, but i saw it, finally,
because there you were, announcing it. thanks.

after _legends_,
elena
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"With or Without You"...you always remember your first.
                                            Bono (1998)