#1 Dad

I drink coffee
at the bus stop

and watch the NASCAR dads
and meth-head moms

drag their kids
into the building

their shirts stained w/ Wyler’s
fruit punch

tiny screaming miracles

I’ve got a good woman

she doesn’t want kids

we lay in bed

drinking cheap wine
and watching old Pink Panther cartoons

and when we make love

it’s nice

giving birth to
the quiet

in each other’s arms

we fall asleep

with a homeschooled cat

© 2010 Lee Kitzis