Out at the In-laws 12
In honor of my 23 years sober,
mother-in-law hands me a Virgin Mojito and says,
“Bet it’s a long time since you’ve seen a virgin.”
“51 years, I was 17, and she may have been lying.”
I don’t share my Mother’s Day story,
though this being Father’s Day they fit.
Buzzy the homeless newspaper vendor
backside the West Side Market
asks Lady if she’s a mother.
“I’m a mother to our cat,” she grins.
“There you go, happy Mother’s Day,” Buzzy chortles.
“Well,” I say softly,
“if she’s a mother, that makes me a mother fucker.”
– Smith, 6.16.2014
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