hehehe

by jamelah

Posted to Action Poetry on 2001-12-16 08:37:00

Parent message is 76565
yeah, man…
listen up kiddies
i’m gonna tell you about your grandpa
he came all the way over here from the middle east
one day
in search of the american dream
and he was good lookin
and a good dancer
and he met my mom
your grandma at a bar
and the rest is history
oh wait…
that’s true.
heh.
something to ask the next time i see the guy, hm?
so dad, tell me about what it was like,
coming to america
and see what he says
it’ll definitely be a switch
from staring at each other
identical uncomfortable smiles
mirroring each other across the table
while the waitress hits on him
and asks if he wants more water
and i sit there thinking
come on…
can you not see he’s here with family?
do you have to flirt?
come on….
and he’ll just grin at her
and let her fill his water glass
enjoying every second of it
knowing
still,
he’s the best looking guy in the room
ah…
dad.