It’s very hard to/
call your daughter and leave her /
a “Goodbye” voice mail.
Tag Archives: Poetic Lament
Should She Know We Hurt? Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament
Is it selfish to/
tell her how much we hurt? Or/
is it honesty?
Fatherly Love Lacking: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament
At some point a few/
dads learn that fatherly love/
just isn’t enough.
You're Rounding Third: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
So many times I/
stood in the coach’s box and/
waved you home. Now, stop!
Pissed Purple Helpless: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament
I wear purple ‘cuz/
I’m pissed and helpless and there’s/
nothing I can do.
OR
I wear purple ‘cuz/
I’m pissed, helpless and can’t pay/
for her burial.
Temple Liar: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament
She promised me that/
we would attend the Temple/
again. Did she lie?
Every Dad's Wonder: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
Does every father/
wonder if he’ll ever see/
his daughter again?
Center Of The Universe: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku Lament
I thought I could sleep/
in until she woke up and/
started yammerin’.
As Your Dog Passes: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
I dislike what you’re/
going through, but I really/
like what you’re doing.
Worshipping In Purple = SANCTUARY! – Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
I wear purple to/
worship because I know Frank*/
won’t ever go there.
*Ed
Frank is the name of my daughter Camilla’s eating disorder. Read about him at millathenightbaker.blogspot.com. Some call him Ed. February is National Eating Disorder Awareness month: Wear purple!