Father Comes To Breakfast (Satire) by Omar ZahZah

Sun comes out and says hello. Sun hugs Window. Window hugs Sun. Mother comes into Kitchen. Mother goes to Stove. Mother makes Breakfast. Son comes in. Son sits down at Table. Son looks down at Feet. Mother says hello. Son looks down at Feet. Mother slams Plate before Son.

Daughter comes in. Daughter gets Glass. Daughter fills Glass with Orange Juice. Daughter sits down at Table. Mother says hello. Daughter mumbles. Mother slams Plate before Daughter.

Dog is outside. Dog barks. Son looks down at Feet. Daughter mumbles. Dog barks. Son looks down at Feet. Daughter mumbles. Dog barks. Son looks down at Feet. Daughter mumbles. Mother pulls Window open. Window and Sun are torn apart. Mother yells at Dog. Dog doesn’t bark.

Father comes in. Father sits down at Table. Father smiles. Father says hello. Son looks down at Feet. Daughter mumbles. Father smiles. Son looks down at Feet. Daughter mumbles. Son looks down at Feet. Daughter mumbles. Father smiles. Father gets up. Father gets Plate. Father kisses Mother. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove. Father carries Plate to Table. Father sits down at Table.

Father doesn’t eat. Father taps Son on Shoulder. Son looks down at Feet. Father taps Son on Shoulder. Son looks at Father. Father makes Thumb and index Finger into gun. Father laughs and says bang bang. Father laughs and says bang bang and puts index Finger up to Son’s Face. Son looks down at Feet.

Father stands up. Father goes to Daughter. Father taps Daughter on Shoulder. Daughter mumbles. Father taps Daughter on Shoulder. Daughter looks at Father. Father makes Thumb and index Finger into gun. Father laughs and says bang bang. Father laughs and says bang bang and puts index Finger up to Daughter’s Face. Daughter mumbles.

Father goes to Mother. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove. Father taps Mother on Shoulder. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove.

Father taps Mother on Shoulder. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove. Father taps Mother on Shoulder. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove. Father makes Thumb and index Finger into gun. Father laughs and says bang bang. Father laughs and says bang bang and puts index Finger up to back of Mother’s Head. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove.

Father leaves Kitchen. Son looks down at Feet. Daughter mumbles. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove. Son looks down at Feet. Daughter mumbles. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove. Son looks down at Feet. Daughter mumbles. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove. Son looks down at Feet. Daughter mumbles. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove.

Father comes back. Father has Gun. Father taps Son on Shoulder. Son looks down at Feet. Father taps Son on Shoulder. Son looks at Father. Father laughs and says bang bang. Father laughs and says bang bang and puts Gun up to Son’s Face. Son looks down at Feet. Gun says BANG BANG. Parts of Wall and Table become red.

Father stands up. Father goes to Daughter. Father taps Daughter on Shoulder. Daughter mumbles. Father taps Daughter on Shoulder. Daughter looks at Father. Father laughs and says bang bang. Father laughs and says bang bang and puts Gun up to Daughter’s Face. Daughter mumbles. Gun says BANG BANG. Parts of Wall and Table become red.

Father goes to Mother. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove. Father taps Mother on Shoulder. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove.

Father taps Mother on Shoulder. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove. Father laughs and says bang bang. Father laughs and says bang bang and puts Gun up to back of Mother’s Head. Mother is looking down at Stove. Mother is not moving and looking down at Stove. Gun says BANG BANG. Parts of Window Stove and Floor become red. Father puts Gun on Stove. Father closes Window. Sun hugs Window. Window hugs Sun. Father goes to Table. Father sits down. Father eats Breakfast.

Dog barks.

Author bio:

Omar ZahZah lives in Long Beach, California. His work has been featured in such publications as Vulcan: A Literary Dis-Allusion, The Chiron Review, and RipRap.