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”)
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