invited to their swanky abode and my
one
parents stopped traveling, shopping,
other. I smiled and
winked at
spending any money. Daddy drank.
him. He caught the
wink
Mom
opened his mouth,
wriggling
his tongue around.
He
watched
premium
cable
television and developed cancer.
I was seated with the man on
yellow
hand,
then
the
and
was
hungry.
our porch. He had rolled all of
the cigarettes we would need.
He had forgiven me, bathed
me. I had hand washed
his yellow scarf,
his jean cutoffs.
We
Inside,
were closing
my pet canary
our eyes and
smoking
sang as I melted
and
cheddar on top of
feeling our bodies,
concentrating
on
their various parts, then on those
parts as a whole.
four hot dogs. My
television was broken
on the floor. I smiled and thanked
The sky beyond the towering pines
the old man, screaming so he could
was blue and the sun sent its rays
hear. I grabbed the plates and
down like soothing hands on the
headed toward the door. The old
earth, massaging out wrinkles and
man stood at the screen, yellow
knots. The old man smoked from
teeth exposed in an unconscious