与父共舞 A Dance with Dad
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dip">dip</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sway">sway</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="swooped">swooped</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="said">said</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="She">She</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>! <span word="Dinner">Dinner</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>! <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="out">out</span> &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Roll">Roll</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>, <span word="let">let</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="back">back</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Let">Let</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="polka">polka</span>, <span word="waltz">waltz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fox">fox</span> <span word="trot">trot</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="waited">waited</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="danced">danced</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="five">five</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="shuffle">shuffle</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Buffalo">Buffalo</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Campfire">Campfire</span> <span word="Girls">Girls</span> <span word="Round">Round</span>-<span word="Up">Up</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jitterbug">jitterbug</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USO">USO</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="danced">danced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> &<span word="mdash">mdash</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="doughnuts">doughnuts</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GI">GI</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clapped">clapped</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dancer">dancer</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>, <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="painful">painful</span>, <span word="adolescent">adolescent</span> <span word="mood">mood</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stack">stack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teased">teased</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="C">C</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="mon">mon</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="let">let</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hugged">hugged</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Don">Don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="me">me</span>! <span word="Don">Don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="me">me</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="sobbing">sobbing</span> <span word="hysterically">hysterically</span>.</p>
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