Family Reunion

My dad comes by

he doesn’t look so good.

His lifestyle has swollen his belly

shriveled his legs

yellowed his hair.

I don’t look so good

gaunt and glassy-eyed

my nose won’t stop running.

He blames cocaine. Nope.

bad girls do drugs,

nice girls like me

just get eating disorders,

but I let him think

I’m a cokehead.

It’s less embarrassing, besides

my life

has nothing to do with him.