Megan says
she thinks it may be
a sin
for me to be mad
at my father.
Kyra says
mad isn’t a sin.
Hate is a sin.
“So, mad is allowed?”
asks Megan.
“I think so.”
Megan gives a sly grin.
“Well, I’m so mad
I could …
throw my math book in
the garbage disposal!”
Kyra pipes,
“I’m so mad I could steal
all my brother’s underwear and—”
Suddenly I hear myself say:
“And toss them up
in the trees!”
And now we’re off to
the races, imagining ourselves
doing everything
from kicking pumpkins
to screaming “Banana poop!”
in the principal’s office.
We’re mad,
and crazy!
