Prediction
In the family photo, Auntie stands with arms akimbo,
glancing over sideways at my cousin’s latest bimbo.
One cultured eyebrow raised and her disgust so thinly veiled,
there’d probably be a small explosion if only she exhaled.
Uncle’s blind to everything and stands with grin on face,
unmindful of his youngest son’s ultimate disgrace.
He has had a little turkey and a great amount of wine
and thinks his son’s new girlfriend is exceptionally fine.
My cousin looks besotted and the girl looks fine to me,
though she wears a lot of makeup and shows a lot of knee.
But if my cousin marries her, I’m sure it will be fine.
With Auntie as her drill sergeant, she’ll soon fall into line.
She’ll polish and distill her ’til the flavor is all gone,
bleed out all her color ’til she’s fashionably wan.
Then, just like Uncle Marty, Cousin Jeb will start to stray,
looking for fresh pastures when the old one turns to hay.
Prompts today are akimbo, everything, culture, veiled and uncle. Disclaimer: the real lady attached to these legs and shoes is anything but a bimbo–a smart, cool lady. Photo is for illustration purposes only.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
What a perfect picture of family get together
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Such a sad but a true word picture. I always keep my thoughts about this to myself but often wonder what those “sexy OLD tattoos” and metal in their appendages will look like after about sixty years of age. Fortunately, my sons never brought anything like that home to meet “their dad”~! (wonder why~!)
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Actually, I have sympathy for the young girl, not the pretentious potential Mother-in-law.
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Sounds like a fun family having a great get-together. Nicely done, Judy.
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Probably more fun before the mother got her hands on the girlfriend.
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No doubt about it, ha!
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Ah, the interactions of family members and their foibles! Happy Thanksgiving!
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I keep negative commentary to myself. Kids don’t listen anyway and negative feedback tends to work exactly the opposite way you intended. Happy Giving of Thanks 😀
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This was a great poem, Judy. Both funny and sad and a fantastic snapshot of part of a dysfunctional family.
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cute!
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