I've often wondered

I know it wasn't a bullet

for any of you

A van for a father

lost

An exhaust pipe for the brother next

crying in the wilderness

Even Guinness agog with the sister

ten 26ers deep in a row

And finally, the mother defiant

screaming at the inequity

did you want

a take back?

a do-over?

I'm pretty sure one of you was smiling.