January 05, 2004

Aged

the grandfather hands the granddaughter a box with writing
“your new boyfriend”
it is a vibrator
the family laughs
the father pats the grandmother on the head
“i love it when you don’t wear your wig”
his hands shape her sparse curls
the dog looks up with envy
the neighbor slept the entire flight
awakes to drink the bottle of water stowed in seat pocket in front of him
leftover from the last flight
the mother reads a book the size of a movie stub

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