Thursday, August 18, 2022

keeping him small

my son is a minimalist,
she tells me proudly.

he owns two pairs of shorts,
one pair of jeans

and three t-shirts.
and sandals.

she beams when she talks
about him.

remembering
how he sang in the choir

in the fifth grade.
but, i tell her,

he's nine years out of college,
he's thirty-three.

no job
no girlfriend,

no money,
still living in the same

house and bedroom
as the day

he was born.
what does he do all day?

i ask her.
which ends the discussion.

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