The Ballad of Sparkle Dad

Daddy lives in a mobile home.
It hasn’t moved for years.
Daddy collects lighthouses.
It was subtle at first,
but now it’s getting out of hand.
Daddy drives a bus.
A bus that flies through the air,
and fills his cells with cancer.
Daddy buys rolling papers
for too-cool-for-school fools,
but only if they’re smokin’ grass.
No one loves cali-grass like a cali-dad.

What pairs best
With a pair of jeans? 
Something that Sparkles
Something for daddy to wear
while he makes friends on craigslist
and buys them nice things.

How much do you hate that word?
Daddy
Thinking of your father,
yet how can a man you respect so much,
seem so fragile?

All the Daddies lost the war 
To an army led by Oedipus,
fueled by angst.
Fueled by teenagers smoking cigarettes
and then chewing gum,
so that mom doesn’t find out.

A denim vest.
A denim smile.
Drive me to the market
for cereal and beer.

What a strange place to be on a Monday night.
Celebrating as the son I never was,
with a dad I never had.

Just like a heartbeat,
Sparkle Dad came and went.
Until he never came back.

I saw Sparkle Dad’s ghost on the bus
He looked like he was going somewhere 
that he’d never been before
He looked like he missed someone.
He looked like he lived on the bus.

And Sparkle Dad knew
that all of his friends
would die one day,
and so would he.
So he laughed, 
so he could 
remain 
calm

Austin Kenwood

Chapter 1: Sparkle Dad Drives a Bus

All I wanna do is go to prom with you
but mentally I'm 22
and physically I'm 26
so prom and us, it might not mix

you have a six shooter and you shoot your shot
every single bullet hits me in the gut
and im fallin' right down to my knees
if you're a bird then I'm a bean

Thank you
for seeing me how i wont see myself
thank you
for being there when i just need some help
thank you
consider your hand held.

All i wanna do is take a nap with you
fall asleep at 10 and wake up at 2
and then fall asleep, wake up at 3
fall back to sleep cuz we had a dream now

Thank you
for seeing me how i wont see myself
thank you
for being there when i just need some help
thank you
consider your hand held.

All I wanna do is go to prom with you
but mentally I'm 22
and physically I'm 26
So Fullerton is where we'll kiss now

Lucky Wife & Mother

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