Wednesday, February 26, 2020

the family dinner

it's a mess. these democratic debates.

the candidates. bickering.

having a food fight for all the world
to see.

yelling and screaming at one another,
making wild

accusations.
pointing fingers, disagreeing

just to disagree.

it reminds me of dinner at my house,
when I was
ten or eleven

with my six brothers and sisters.
flinging mash potatoes

at one another with a spoon.
shooting baby peas
out of a straw,

diving
in for the last pork

chop, wrestling on the floor
for it
as the dogs barked

around us.

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