Four Small Stories

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Raised in a Tightrope Walking Family
You’d Think I’d Know a Little

somthing [about falling] you get an unobstructed view
somthing [about faith] my feet on my father's shoulders
somthing [about rules] when they say don't look down they mean it
somthing [about performing] I'm just an employee
somthing [about crowds] they're just eyes looking up
somthing [about music] never listen to drum roll
somthing [about distance] the further you go the smaller you get
somthing [about slipping] you'll know it even before you know it
somthing [about time] there's no going back even going backwards
somthing [about balance] holding my sister's earnest hands
somthing [about gravity] it's a two way street
somthing [about disappointment] missing my mother's arms
somthing [about magic] it never quite escapes the laws of nature
somthing [about letting go] there's never enough net
somthing [about mass] only the weightless never fall
somthing [about going down] it doesn't last forever

The Sentence

Every day my mother's boyfriend comes home drunk and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend falls down the stairs and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend forgets we're only kids and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend remembers his dad's leather belt and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend sees his dad coming home and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend gets a helpless feeling and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend comes to work with me and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend sees me editing a spreadsheet and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend is sitting in the conference room and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend meets with my boss and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend finally gets what he did and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend lets go of my arm and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend leaves his things behind and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend drifts to the outskirts of town and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend becomes harder to recall and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend is almost entirely forgotten and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend settles into the past and smashes up our only TV.
Every day my mother's boyfriend is there waiting for me and smashes up our only TV.