because he misses the black and white
and the other squinting
But now the husband watches tv with one eye closed
this is the new style of television.
as the children were laughing
the wife would say
Honey dearest
Is there something wrong with my eyes?
it’s people-colored.
Its not black and white
honey something is wrong with the television!
and giving a scream
and turning on the television
the husband coming home from work
I could picture the day
the color television was modern technology.
when to them
of modern technology
I wondered what they would make
Some of them were ancestors.
They were, different.
and realized they were not men.
until I read about them
of a crazy old man
I thought it was just a saying
those words my professor said.
I remembered
Those were the days when men were men