The Last Time, C.Sernotti

The Last Time I Saw My Father's Head
By Craig Sernotti


The last time I saw my father's head
it wasn't on his shoulders.
It was in my lap
barking like a tough
Maltipoo
telling me to get a life
a job
some pussy
like any real man would.
Can't this wait
I said
until after I'm done
jerking off?
I can't concentrate
with you bothering me.
That's when
the police knocked down my door
& when they grabbed me
I came