Fortune Cookie

 

The fortune cookie reads,

“Take a vacation, you will have unexpected gains.”

 

It’s a good fortune,

an excuse for me to fly from

Nowhere to Somewhere,

meet the girl of my dreams,

 

elope and have lots of children,

 

lots of little Frankie children

running wild under the sun

 

Is there a Mrs. Frankie

roaming this earth?

Or does she still hide

deep inside my dreams?

 

How many little Frankies

still tap at my window at night

yelling out “daddy, daddy

go out and meet the girl of your dreams!

I want to walk with you

under the stars

and watch movies at night,

cook me pancakes Daddy

and take me to the museam,

 

I want to vomit on your shoes!

 

I want to grow up and make you proud

and dream like you taught me to dream

I want to make the world a better place

I want to watch you and Mommy get old

then lock you both up in a convalescent home

to eat cold mashed potatoes

while I eat steak and drink your fine wine

and tell the world what a lousy Dad you were

I want to drive your car across the country

 

and meet the girl of my dreams

 

and go to the finest Chinese Restaurant

to eat fortune cookies

letting the pieces fall to the floor

like the dreams of me you once had”

copyright 2001, Frank Messina

 

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