An adm’rals daughter,/
she still slept ‘neath bridges ’til/
she got herself straight.
Tag Archives: tough love
Hoping She Signs: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
Sometimes all you can/
do is wait, pray, hope, have faith,/
and do all you can.
Being There For You: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
Being there for her/
means sometimes I won’t answer
her painful request.
We Won’t Answer Because We Love: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
You may now notice/
that all the people who love/
you won’t talk to you.
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.