You wanna go on/
quietly into the night? /
Go on ahead once.
Tag Archives: fatherhood
Happy Birthday, Son! Revolutionary Blogging Free Verse Poem
The first born
of the first born
of the first born
of the first born
will always be
my baby.
#BecauseFatherhood #HappyBirthday
Father’s Day Silence, 2017: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament
So many people
tell me I’m a great dad. If
only my kids would.
Fatherly Counsel: Be Selfless: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Since she wants me to/
act like a father, I’ll say:/
“Focus on others.”
Falling Off The Path: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
The saddest I will/
ever be is to know how/
I failed my children.
Worst Father Ever: Revolutionary IMproVerse Haiku
She calls, asking me/
to take her from something which/
can save her life. No!
–written 2 hours after my daughter was admitted to a treatment center for eating disorders. She called, crying, begging me to pick her up.