inheritance
John’s watching Ghostbusters
at a little glass table
in the guest bedroom
every time he chuckles at
one of the laugh lines
I feel like a successful father
there’s no family estate to pass on
so I’m making do with
Ray, Venkman and Egon
the same way my grandfather
gave me Nat Cole and Glen Gray
on the turntable in the credenza
John’s laughing again as the guys
take down Slimer in the dining room
I put one arm around him, pull him close
20 October 2013
Oak Street
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