Writing EDD 1/25/2016 — Dad Joke

His laughter is generous

loud from deep down

real joy like

flying down a steep hill

scared and heart beating too fast

to touch the brakes. He knows it

is coming with a smile because I always tell it

our game of back and forth and the joke

and laughter his head leans back and that laugh

explodes through his open mouth with a mix of kid

and permanent teeth. It’s a stupid eye rolling dad joke

but that laughter somehow

makes everything okay.