Taken With the Wind

“He’s going to pay for the damages”
My father mumbled under his breath
I caught it.
“It’s not like it was on purpose.”
I mumbled back.
Unpacking.
“Nothing in life is really on purpose.
No matter how many times
Someone will tell you it is.
They’re lying.
They’re all lying.”
My father was bitter.
He wasn’t dealing very well
With the divorce.
I guess after 13 years of marriage
Down the drain
I’d be bitter too.
“Don’t be
A dick, Dad.”
I turn my head. He doesn’t
Listen. He’s calling
His insurance company
While taking out a box with
Kitchen utensils.
I roll my eyes.
I do feel bad
For the kid though.
When my father
Snaps
Well..
He
S n a p s.