last night I had a dream.

i was in the house i grew up in. staten island. i hear my dad calling me from the basement. 'i need help'. i go down and he is slumped on the ground having fallen off his favorite chair.

i look into his eyes. dad.

'i need your help i want to show you something'. i get on all fours and tell him to jump on my back. he does. me giving my dad a horse back ride.

he leads me to a newspaper. the cover of the sports section. staten island advance.

a picture of him and his two grandsons. jared and mathew. on the basketball court. practicing. headline reads. poppy shoots around with his grandsons before the game.-alarm goes off.

last night i had a dream. about my dad.