Cindy - Ola Podrida

Cindy decided to leave her childhood diary under the bed

She burned almost everything except for her wedding ring

Because she threw that in the sea, in the sea, in the sea

She hid in her neighbor’s yard and watched as the fire scarred

The house she never could leave

It was the prettiest thing she thought she had ever seen

A thing in which to believe

Cindy walked down the street, the smell of the fire so sweet

And she laughed through the smoke

At the end of the block she made one last stop

To make sure she had everything

Awash in the beautiful sound of the old house burning down

She opened her bag

She could have sworn that she took her overdue library books

But they were not to be seen

A knowing smile crossed her face as she remembered the place where she left

them upstairs

She slowly walked back down the street

And into the burning debris

She couldn’t take on any more late fees