By way of estrangement arrangement

I’ve saved $1,500.00 on Father’s Day gifts.

It’s worth every penny,

graced with Abe Lincoln’s

shiny copper head.

Father Abraham had many sons

and many sons had

a $9 coffee on the way to work.

I pull to the window

and drop some change in a jar

I sip my drink through a straw

like I’ve almost forgotten

to feel bad about the turtles

after all this time.