["My father does his own dental work"]
04/28/2026 14:58h
My father does his own dental work.
A power drill and epoxy
and steady hands—
On Christmas Day, he mistook
the Macy’s star
for the Viet Cong flag.
While watching
Forrest Gump, he told me
how he too carried a friend.
He squeezed
around my throat so tight,
I thought I’d die with him.
