Squiggles

the Yetz brothers, new to Howling Avenue Grammar School
threw a party their mother paid Mr. Squiggles to
attend, the
artist from the Cowboy Bob TV Show
who turned kids' squiggles into pictures...
I was excited, had never met an artist before
(I wanted to become one)
at the party the mother
announced Mr. Squiggles would be late
meanwhile, my grandfather had shown up at the
prearranged hour--
I said I could not leave
yet
he said I had to go
I yelled No!
He carried me out on his shoulder and
put me into his car, I cried
all the way home--
in the driveway he asked why
I was so upset
I said that Mr. Squiggles was late
he said why did I not say so
maybe
he would have let me stay longer.