Memorial Day

weekend. I'm on my way to

North Carolina

 

to visit my bro

and his wife and their two kids,

my three-year-old niece

 

and the newborn boy.

I can't wait to smell his head!

Love that baby scent.

 

I've not seen David

in over a year. Maybe

longer. Should be fun.

 

It's good to get out

of New York for a little

bit. Get perspective.

 

See how others live:

in a house; with a backyard;

a porch; a driveway.

 

Good, too, to forget

about all the pretty girls

I want to sleep with.

 

David's down south. Our

sister's in Los Angeles.

And I'm in New York.

 

Why's that, I wonder?

Like same sides of batteries,

can't put us too close.

 

I love my siblings

like I love the moon: deeply,

from a safe distance.

 

 

Josh Lefkowitz is a writer and performer living in Brooklyn.