Family Day

The husband
weighs 4 grams

the wife
weighs 400 pounds

their child
drinks iced coffee

the one today
happened to be Hispanic

but you

and I

have seen them all

we’ve seen them
in Dairy Queen

we’ve seen them at the Loews Cineplex
talking over Lilo and Stitch

we’ve seen them
opening email
because they were told
they should open it
in the title

the one today
was Hispanic

but you and I

have seen them all

the wife wore a cross
between a blouse a mumu and a garbage bag

the husband looked dejected

I told her
her child couldn’t bring his coffee
into the theatre

after 3 times
she finally acknowledged me
with an:
“I heard you!”

they took it in anyway

they always do

It’s Family Day

at the Museum of Science and Industry

the one today
was Hispanic

but you and I
have seen them all

in Mexico
Prague
South Africa
Saskatchewan

all the colors of the rainbow

all over the world

© 2009 Lee Kitzis