The Freest 15-Year-Old Boy in Conway

Scott was a dishwasher 
just kicked out of house and home, and,
knowing his rebellious nature
we all figured for a good reason
--the very fact that he worked a 40-hour-a-week job
       during the school year
       said it all
--that 150-dollar-a-week pay checks
       --enough for a whole month’s rent
       in that old duplex on Donaghey Street
       where I used to throw papers
       for that much in a good month--
were all he needed
--the rest he spent on porn magazines
and the busboys went over to see him on Saturday night
--but mainly to see his porn,
and there he sat in an old Lazy Boy
zit covered face as round as those plates
        shoved into the washer, all smiles
convinced that he was the freest 15-year-old boy
in Conway