T.V. Dinners with Dad

When

I was a kid

my dad 

would

sometimes look

over at me 

and say 

Point the antennae at Memphis,

and I would 

go outside and 

wonder


which way Memphis was,

and I would 

twist

the aluminum pole.


After a moment

he would shout,

Okay

and I would 

come back in 

and watch T.V.

with him,

enjoying 

my Salisbury steak.