spicy meatloaf

let me tell you about
my family she says,
rolling her eyes
as far back into her
head as they will go.
everyone of them is
messed up in the head.
drugs, drinking,
smoking, jail time,
divorces and tattoos
covering their bodies.
my sister has a fishhook
sticking out of her
lip and two razor
blades hanging from
her ear lobes,
but she says, clearing
her throat, they are
all college educated
and well read,
so it's not like
you can't have a decent
conversation with them.
so what do you think,
dinner at my mom's house
on sunday?
she makes an amazing
spicy meatloaf.