Before the Old Man Comes Home

Grab that piece, from the floor
 Fix it up, like before
 Take the knee
 Wait
 Lift it higher
 He'll forget that it broke
 There we go
 Is that smoke?
 Oh my gosh
 It smells like fire
 Ah!
 Here, take the heel of the shoe
 We're out of luck without glue
 So, try again
 Nothing fits
 This might work
 Call it quits
 What's the point?
 Just do the best we can
 Before the old man comes home
 There oughta be something we can do to make mom feel better
 Like what?
 Well, for one thing, you could start eating your food without all that little piggy stuff
 She'll come back, see your plate
 Won't believe that you ate
 Try to swallow just one carrot
 I don't know if I can
 Open up, be a man
 It's too much
 Then fine, we'll share it
 Hey, if you just take a bite, they won't remember their fight
 Alright
 Or sit down really quick
 I think I'm getting sick
 This could work
 We need a better plan
 Before the old man comes home
 If he sees that the lamp is on
 If she sees that the food is gone
 Maybe then, that's when
 Everything will be okay again
 The old man returned later with five bottles of extra strength glue
 He worked furiously, but futility, for at least an hour
 At last he gave into the inevitability that the precious leg was lost
 Not long afterward, mother returned
 Randy and I were in total fear of what might happen next
 Look, I just
 If I was
 What I meant
 It's because
 How on earth it got this way? (got this way?)
 When I said
 I was so
 And I tried
 Yeah, I know
 Listen, Frank, what I mean to say
 I'm sorry
 The white flag had been waved
 The war was over
 Peace had once again returned to the land
 With as much dignity as he could muster
 The old man took what was left of his Major Award out into the backyard
 And buried it next to the garage
 I could never be sure, but I thought I could hear