Y2K

A few years after Y2K fizzled, my son
was in his Star Wars period and
introduced to the pace of CD-ROM software
games, while I grew angry at modems
and the used car prices at Compaq.

He exercised his imagination through his thumbs.
Luke and Darth crashed their light sabers.
A seven-year-old somehow absorbed Luke’s righteous Force,
suddenly voiced his new truth: Daddy, I
wish I could do that to you.
(First published by Skyfreight Publishing House, June 3, 2026)