his kids came to him

they had every right to think he was born yesterday

they asked

gave him wide taxidermy eyes

    Didya ask your mother

they didnt say Fuck

their taxidermy eyes didnt

                               but deep

very deep in the well of their chests hanging in their bellows surly among their alveolus they whispered  Fuck

  echo  unmistakable

he knew that  why

because he hadnt brains enough to withhold Fuck but brains enough to hack out his belligerent character and make his folks realise that not backing down from them hed not back down from anyone

 

I thought as much.

fella picked him up to play in a sanctioned Minneapolis league no equipment tackle football

played two seasons

Runner-Up to city champions season one

City Champions second season

Thought as much

Yeah. You play a lot bigger than you are.

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