I'll never forget that night on the cold

River sand, crawling through my toes and hair

We snuck down from our rooms,

Overlooking the murky, Mekong river

No lights, just the stars gazing down on us

Twinkling lights, like whispers flashing between another

You see, we had been drinking since 10

And it was already 2

All the others kids left us alone

Knowing from the look in our eyes

Decisions we would regret

One said, “Doesn't he have a girlfriend?”

“Not tonight, Michael.”

She asked me to take a walk down to the beach,

Leave everyone

She said it was too loud . . .

No one said anything, we didn't tell

We left

Next thing, we’re laying on the sand

Talking of life and guessing how far each star was

Our bodies crawled closer, till we became one

My memory fades with booze and shame

I'll never forget how we played on the cold river sand,

Lust slithering through my toes and hair