MY GRANDPARENTS

My grandpa loved chicken
With all the fixings
He had a brother
Named Anthony
He was a priest
I had a brother
Who was encouraged
To become a priest

Grandpa noticed
That my brother
Didn’t eat the chicken skin
He made the comment
“I see Marjorie’s little Monsignor
Doesn’t like chicken skin”
My grandma answered
“Neither does Pope Anthony”

Quiet for a moment, then
“I didn’t know that Anthony
Didn’t like chicken skin”
Grandpa drank his coffee
Pushed back from the table
And that was that

Grandma said
“Three hours to fix
Then minutes to 
Lick it up”

Stanski
April 27, 2021 ^