what's it to you?
many years ago
we had a family reunion
a party
for my dad's birthday
one of the attendees
my cousin myles
had a habit
he asked
questions vs having a conversation
during the weekend
he sat with my dad
sipping coffee
he had been peppering dad
with
'conversation'
for a while
when
he said
uncle iz how are you?
my dad replied
what's it to you?
my cousin was stunned into silence by dad's directness
the rest of us within ear shot
pretended not to be listening
anyway
after i took this shot
that remark
which
over the years
has become
a sort of private joke
between my husband and i
popped into my head
i think
this pup
was
channeling
my pop