My Family Tree!

My family tree, at least as I recall it!

My Family Tree!

 

My family tree seems too bizarre to be true,

 

but I swear it’s not made up in any way!

 

My mother actually did  wear combat boots,

 

She was in the Army when she met my father;

 

they met at a strip twister party,

 

and fell in love when both reached their left hand

 

for the same green dot; you could say it was love at first twist!

 

My father, whose name was Bertram, had a brother, Mike Stevens,

 

who worked gluing car fenders to new cars,

 

and when I came along, my parents decided

 

to honor him by also naming me Mike

 

When he heard about it, Uncle Mike climbed out

 

of his 1953 Placard he was living in at that time,

 

opened the bottle of malt liquor he was saving

 

to watch the demolition derby with my father,

 

toasted, “Here’s to me!”, and guzzled it, even at 6 am!

 

I’ve always thought that showed how much he really cared!

 

I’ve always been told we are exactly the same age,

 

But I have yet to figure out how that works

 

Maybe, when I was a kid, Uncle Mike acted the same way,

 

I don’t know, so maybe it was meant figuratively, not literally!

 

Then, there was my Aunt Garth; often confused as a man

 

With that name; but I guess my great Aunt Beulah

 

And my Great Uncle, also named Mike,

 

wanted a boy badly, that when the baby was a girl,

 

they refused to accept it, and never changed the name

 

Aunt Garth ran away, and not a lot is known about her

 

After I was born, my parents decided not to have anymore children;      

 

maybe they saw how high I set the bar,

 

and figured there was no way a child could live up to me,

 

I don’t know; but there it is, my family tree!

 

 

Reviews

[Junert]

For real?

[Michael Stevens]

Well...not exactly!

[Junert]

Hahaha, you don't send me read requests. I love your work.

[Michael Stevens]

Thank you, Junert; sorry about the lack of a reading request; I forget to send them out. I'll be sure to send you one, unless I forget! Lol!

[Junert]

Lol. Don't.

[Michael Stevens]

I'll be sure to straighten up and fly right!

[char]

Wow. To tell a story like this about your family! It had your trademark humor all over it! I feel bad about Garth though...very nice! :D

And I'm anxiously awaiting another parody from you. xD

[Michael Stevens]

Thanks Anna!