Poem 17: Friendly's

I love you, uncle
I love you, cousin
I love you, red cardboard glasses
milk in a cup with a straw
a broken green crayon
and a snowman with polka dots
It's dark outside
in a booth by that window
Aunt N. started her contractions
now her four-year-old son
takes half bites out of his mini
hamburger, holding out for ice cream
I love you, cousin
I love you, uncle
I love you, lost little straw