hello daddy

a bus pulls
up at your front
door full
of grown
children,
one by one
they knock
patiently until
you open up
and say, yes,
can i help you.
hello daddy,
they each
say. i'm glad
that i finally
found you.
at this point
you wake
up from
the dream
and throw a bucket
of ice cold
water upon
your head.
cautiously, you
peek out
the window.
and try to
calm down.