a personal history
hot cocoa with a dash of liqueur
sugar cookies stolen from the jar
mom crying on the kitchen floor
dad sleeping on a pull-out couch
easter dinners in trailer parks
burnt marshmallows for papa
young men hanging in trees
funerals
firework shows in ocean coves
gashed knees and muddy toes
hands against stove elements
abandoned tree houses
costumes under down jackets
pies sopping over-whipped cream
smoke alarms and ghost stories
knives against thighs
