The uneasy
silence that settled
Only to be
interrupted
By
intermittent explosions
Was all my
fault
I got
upset at one of the kids
Had to
search the house twice over
Couldn’t
find it
Was all in
a huff
Pressed
the issue a minute, or two,
Longer
than it needed to be
Left
everyone in a bad mood
Something
I had to fix
I am the
designated leader
Head of
household
According
to my IRS filing status
And though
I prefer to file jointly
This was
still all my fault
Luckily
the mood wasn’t too heavy
To accept
the intrusion of music
So we let
the Lumineers play
Folksy
contemporary and fun
Out of the
corner of my eye
It looked
like your leg was tapping along
I turned
to look
It was
just the light through the trees
A fast
switch between light and dark
A trick of
nature
Making the
bad feelings
Flutter
away with the miles
“Ho!” . .
. “Hey!”
The tune
crept into all of us
Until
everyone was singing along
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