ACCOUNT OF MY DAYS
Sequence: 4
WEEKEND SCENE
walking in circles forwards
or backwards the babe is smiling
because she knows she'll laugh
when she falls and the cats sit
on the piano watching carelessly
off to the side the TV shows cartoons
or celebrities scratching themselves
and talking seriously or someone
who is actually burning somewhere
the teen is upstairs in touch
with her peers whose rooms and hair
are also a mess while downstairs
looking at the babe and talking idly
the parents and the guest appreciate
the soft sag of the used furniture