Do You Hear Me?: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku

How much would joy be/
increased if women said what/
they meant, and men heard?

Not Couldn’t But Wouldn’t: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

I wasn’t doing/
anything so I couldn’t/
get her. I wouldn’t.

Written after my daughter’s phone call from a eating disorder treatment center: “What are you doing that you can’t come and get me?!?”

Giving Her Control: Revolutionary ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku

She felt as though she/
had no control, so I gave/
it back. It’s now hers.

Or
it back. She must do.
Or
… so I quit
helping her escape.

Written after my daughter claimed she had no control in her life, then called me begging me to come get her from a treatment center she could leave on her own.

Who Is Strong Enough? Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

She is strong enough/
to do this. Can we be strong/
enough to let her?

Written after my daughter was admitted to a treatment center for eating disorders, then started calling, begging to be released.

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.