an interesting Christmas,
my
mother's arm in a cast,
her black
prescription glasses held
together
with white
medical tape, while
the bruise from my father's
fist
turned yellow
and green
on her cheek.
but the church basket
on the porch
lightened things up a little.
Andy Williams
was on the radio
while one sister
peeled
the potatoes, and
the other
one
changed the diaper on
the baby.
us boys watched football
on the tv
before going
out into the snow
to throw
a ball around.
we learned to ignore and
absorb
almost everything.
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