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***BIO*** Jason Fisk lives in the suburbs of Chicago with his wife, daughter, a son on the way, and two dogs. He tries to find time to write between changing diapers and cleaning up dog doo. He is currently teaching English to students who would rather read graphic novels than learn how to write a proper sentence. You can visit his website at www.jasonfisk.com.
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Sorry
by Jason Fisk
I snuck outside of our house
the morning after blowing up
and spouting off an immature rant
about her lack of empathy
and I ate generic Peanut Butter
Captain Crunch on the cold
concrete stoop
The smell of sleep still
clinging to my t-shirt and shorts
I dread going back inside
to pay for the shit
I stirred up
the night before

I tried to take solace
in the backyard nature
beyond my cereal bowl
the chirping of the birds
the morning chatter
of the squirrels
but all I heard were
the birds bitching
and the tree rats
nagging at each other.

I dumped out
the soggy cereal remnants
and the sweetened
leftover milk on my lawn
and turned to go inside
- there she was
on the other side
of the sliding glass door
The baby bouncing
ferociously on her hip

….and…sorry
Oct. 2008
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