1983

he lives in hole
covered by canvas
in the back yard
of a house
that he built
for his parents

he’s always been a crazy kid
his father says
brilliant though take a look in his hole

the drugs
his mother sighs
he has a daughter she’s delightful
she just started high school

we get what we got
his father says

but it’s such a pity she's so pretty
his mother adds

yes she is

at least she lives in a house that her daddy built

we count our blessings