Bobby heard all of his grandparents talking
about where he and his brother Ryan would live.
Mom's folks said, "We have more room, even a pool."
Dad's said, "Yes, but we live closest to the school."
Bobby heard enough, and snuck out to go walking,
inviting Ryan with a nod that was passive.
The older of the two, Bobby led the way,
toward the park where Mom used to take them.
Ryan just followed him, didn't say a thing,
and when they got there they both grabbed a swing.
The same old park, but it was different today.
The trees changed. The flowers changed, petals and stem.
Ryan broke the silence when he said, "Mom lied."
Bobby nodded, but his eyes stayed looking low.
Tears on her cheeks, she said she was just having some fun.
Just scaring Daddy, and his "friend" with Daddy's gun.
The boys waited in the car while both their parents died.
Now where the boys would live, no one seemed to know.
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