I want an inoffensive family –
not too large or small –
no obvious ethnicity;
ideally, none at all.
My cousins, uncles, aunts and I
will meet on holidays
to dine on store-bought turkey pie,
white bread and mayonnaise.
The men watch sports until they’re numb,
the women do the dishes.
If some gavone asks where we’re from –
he’ll soon sleep with the fishes.