THE
RATIONALIZATIONS
OF DAVID THE DAD
An old doddering foolA son named Harry
Chapter 26
She always knew better than me,
2And she never wanted to move to Philadelphia,
3Because she was from the country too,
4But she wanted me to be happy,
5And I wanted to be a success,
6Which is pretty much of a meaningless word in a world of millponds and mourning doves,
7And so we left our home for the city,
8And she had our first son all alone in the hospital,
9While I waited for orders in the South Pacific,
10While the world itself changed into something else,
11In the melting of an eye.
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