Small Town Roller Rink

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   The farm boys drive up in droves    to the Diamond Roller Rink    where town girls are decked out in tight jeans,    long-legged and pink.     The girls giggle or blush    and sometimes play crack-the-whip    to fling a friend at a chosen one    so he can pick her up by the hips.     The farmboys gape or look mean,    or tell jokes from the sideline,    or buy Cokes and play pinball,    or smoke to pass the time.     The girls do what they can,    stop for a breather at a railing to prove    they're approachable and nice    but the farm boys can't move.     Their legs are like stumps;    they can't stand on wheels or dance;    they've got dimples and personality,    but they haven't …