Linus or Edith

The ultrasound
jostled you awake
like an old man
asleep on a bus
that hit the brakes

and I saw your heart flicker
and this thing between my legs
that was the master
of some many questionable decisions
in my early 20s
had done something
I did not question
in my early 30s

and wow I thought
and holy fuck and wow again

and I let out something
between a laugh and a cry

I loved the way it felt

but did not like
the way it sounded

I sounded like I had snapped
circus music in my head
a future wearing jorts to funerals
and running for president
as a Libertarian bowl
of cottage cheese

but my wife
just grabbed my arm

her eyes lit up

she loved the music

if it were up to her
it would never stop

wow I thought
we’re both fucking crazy

that makes me feel a little better

and we watched you
settle back in

little Linus or Edith

and holy fuck and wow again

© 2015 Lee Kitzis