A Few of Dad's Late-Night Demons

1:48 AM / What if he gets hit by a train? What if we lose our jobs and have to live in a cardboard box? What if the earth is completely cooked from global warming before he’s 30?

1:58 AM / What if he loses faith in everything? What if he runs away and joins a cult? What if he decides he’s really a Tea Party Republican?

2:12 AM / What if the creepy guy in 2G gets him hooked on meth? What if he gets into Disco? What if he gets a face tattoo? What if he decides he really hates college?

2:19 AM / What if we haven’t taught him the right things? What if he turns out too much like me? What if he turns out completely unlike me? What if he gets shot by a deranged gunman exercising his right to bear arms with 500 rounds?

2:27 AM / it’ll probably all be OK…

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