friday ...

i've known for a while
that we are not rich
mom buys most of my clothes
from stores that look like garages
and for lunch ...
dad has to pull plants from the back yard
to build a full sandwich

but now i fear we have reached a new low
as it appears that dad has had to
pick up a second job
running the bases at medlar field
dressed as an eyeball

as demeaning as it sounds
it must pay pretty well
because dad was pretty happy after the race
and he didn't even win ...


pictured above ...
dad as lazy eye [brown] nudges past
aunt monica as iris [blue]
evil eye [green] is obviously cheating

not pictured ...
out of breath & dazzled by the stadium lights
lazy eye loses his bearings
and begins to spin like a deranged top
allowing iris to glide by to victory