Sherry Barton Poet Prose

The Look Is Fast As The Speed of Light

The Look Is Fast As The Speed of Light

I got the look! 

Instantaneous…eyes snap sidewise faster than the speed of light… 

Freeze tag pinned in place…

Duh da da duh… I'm in trouble, blown something…

No question… no room for doubt… Yet not really… 

Dad's unique cue… falling in between traditional parenting cracks… Straddling between discipline and time to nip this one in the bud… 

That I can't believe _____ (fill in the blank) … I'm annoyed… to… well..   fits almost any category 

A genetic predisposition… or inheritance? 

Who cares? I got it! It's mine!

The girls got the look… 

Doug. He's more than a worthy mention. Countless outcries… Don't give me the look!

Too late, once you said “don't” ….it's fait accompli!


Sherry Barton 
May 10, 2024

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