me and my brother

it was time for him to leave

he took me out to his truck

he gave me some posters

with andy warhol quotes on them


i asked him quietly

if it was fun, traveling

and selling posters to college students

he said no

not at all


i asked him why he did it

he said he needed money

i said, you should

do something you love for money.

he said, that's not how it works

in the real world.


oh


i watched him drive away

and sat on the lawn

for three hours

watching clouds until i fell asleep