On Fridays daddy would sit and laugh
and stretch his legs
and stretch his ears
He would tell jokes
and do all kinds of funny things
to make us laugh
as we rolled on the sand
He would make funny faces
crack jokes about our dog
He would regale us with stories
about his phobias
about millipedes
and creepy crawlies
scary exciting stories
about ears cut off
legs cut off
children being cooked
and then eaten
by hard up grown-ups
He would jump up and down
laugh and make faces
We would laugh and laugh
until our chest ached
laugh until we were out of breath
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