It was so hard to get everybody <br />Together <br />At the same time <br />But finally we set a date and <br />First of all it rained <br />My shoes got muddy and <br />Oh it was a nightmare <br />Anyway <br />My husband wears plaid because <br />That's what he always wears <br />And my crazy brother Elbert <br />Shows up in polka dots <br />Can you imagine the clash <br />Ohhh! I thought I would die <br />Fortunately, we forced him to change <br />Into a black suit and tie left over from my Uncle Art's <br />Funeral <br />And as you can see, the picture turned out, well <br />Not too bad, that's Elbert see <br />The one with the scowl <br />But can you imagine how horrible <br />It would have looked with polka dots and plaid and <br />Oh! <br />Why, I wouldn't even be able to show it to people <br />Much less hang it on the wall <br />They'd think we were a <br />Dysfunctional <br />Family <br /> <br />Or something. <br /> <br /> <br />(Previously published in Friction Magazine, Winter 2000, Vol 2, Issue 1)<br /><br />Laurence Overmire<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/family-portrait-2/
