A family sits in a park
though I hear no voices
I can see the laughter

the brother chasing the sister
the mother scolding the daughter
the father feeding his family

I am on the other side
of the silver screen

who is this family I see?

he looks like my father
but he is sober

who is that brunette girl I see?

she looks like my sister
but she is smiling
where did her children go?

who is that woman I see?
her face is free of lines
of worry

there are others
two boys
two girls

I am there
on the other side
pondering what I am seeing

Copyright (C) 1999, Vance