Family Movies

On the DVD, I’m topless And relaxing in the pool With a metal bucket in my hand, Too young for ridicule. While in other scenes I toddle Or get jiggled for a smile And I get to rock some outfits Showing off a sense of style. “Family Movies” is the title Put together by my bro. What a kick to see some relatives, Their younger selves aglow. All my grands and even Zaide* Plus my uncles and my aunts Laugh and mug so that the camera Can record each circumstance… While, along with several cousins, I clap hands or sit and stare At the future that awaits us, Of which we are unaware. *Yiddish for grandfather but in this case, my great-grandfather (pronounced “Zay-dee”)