THE HOUSE He was a wise man said the bible on the bed ‘he was also a busy one t00, said the pile of documents on his desk He was a fun man too, said the party hats on the counter he was organize too said the files in his drawers A woman lived with him she was a clean woman said the spotless floor and a student to said the college books A’strong one too said the weights in her purse Kids lived with them they are annoying said the headache pills in the medicine cabinet Fit too said the gym in the garage Loud to said the broken glass on the floor T REMEMBER Trememiber my parents yelling And screaming at each other remember the horrifying names they called each other | remember having to sit through it | remember them talking about divirove J remember thinking it was my fault [remember erying Tremember my brotiver and my sister holding my parents back from each other from a fight Lremember when i thought it was a dream J remember them putting aside their differences T remember them getting through this problem little by littleWHERE 1'™ FROM Tam from the wide sereens from vizio and remotes Tam from high houses Lam from the roses in the garden to the red petals that fell off 1am from friday night bible studies to finding caster eggs with my sister and brother am from strict parents to friendly neighbor Tam from the bigfoot and santa claus 1am from salads to the dressings 11am from police chases to getting robbed 1a from the wild memories to sad memories {am from start to finish LASAGNA ‘The aroma of mom's home made sauce fills the room 1 see her put the lasagna in to the vast boiling water But i beg her to pick up the pace but she says putting love into it take time. Soi sit and wait until she gets up and stop the fire at that moment my heart stop frozen in time. But then i hear hear hear footstep echo in the noiseless room. ‘My mom comes towards me i start to get sweaty palms like i going to take a test or a quiz. So then i get the table ready for the fam couldn't wait So i sit down eat every crumb that on my plate I taste the delicious homemade sauce I feel my taste buds tingling from the sauce Tam done even if i am stil hungry In my bed i dream but can’t have