mom
dad
i'm afraid of the light
(why?)
i don't know exactly
(does it hurt your eyes?)
no...
(well, is it too bright?)
well...
i saw something the other day
(what was it?)
at first i thought it was
animals fighting in the house
(oh! was it the dogs?)
no...
then i thought it was people fighting
...in your room....
(was someone in our room?)
yes
(who?)
both of you.
you were screaming and thrashing about
(oh!)
i couldn't tell at first
you were biting each other and.....
(oh baby, you caught us fucking! sorry you had to see that, oh man I remember seeing my parents doing the horizontal boogie , ugh. flesh slapping together so hard and quick, the heavy labored breathing, the words coming out of their throats. the places things were going..... )