Issue #104

Conditioning for
Football involved pursuit drills
With the wicked hiss

Of cicadas in
Your ears. Conditioning for
The return to work

After parental
Leave involves wearing a belt,
Scanning through thousands

Of unread email
And performance enhancing
Drugs - extra caffeine.

At work, the payoff
Is pay, but at pickup, my
Son called me Dandy

Gentleman which feels
Like a pointed parental
Honor coming from

A 5-year-old kid.
No one called me that on the
Football field. Give thanks.

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