grim augury

both our families after gathering

we're cutting a baby out

with my grandmother's heirloom antler-handled carving knife

they were under her grand chandelier

where we all

together

have shared holiday dinner

but it was your father that was holding the knife

yeah

i begged you not to make me tell ya

yeah

i pleaded with you to

to leave it alone

i told ya

i told you that you didn't want to know

what went on in my horrible dream

i was peering in through the picture window

it was a heart-warming tableau

like a norman rockwell painting

until i zoomed in

i was making noises in my sleep

but you wouldn't believe me when i told ya

that i wasn't with someone in my dream

catfish were wriggling in blood and gore in the kitchen sink

yeah

i told ya

i told ya

i told you

now sweetie

please promise me

that you won't sing

this sad song

grim augury