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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