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ode to a ¨father¨
April 6, 2016
ODE TO A FATHER WHO ALWAYS TRIED HIS HARDEST BUT DRANK UNTIL HE COULDN’T LIFT HIS OWN ARM
WALKED DOWN THE HALLS OF VICTORY BUT COULD NO LONGER STAND
I USED TO CALL THE SHADOWS MY FRIENDS BECAUSE
I HAD NO ONE I COULD TELL
A PERFECT FAMILY HIDDEN AWAY BEHIND THE FIGHTING THE DRINKING AND THE MISLEADING DRUGS
AS SMOKE TRAILS INTO MY ROOM AND FILLS MY LUNGS WITH THE LIES OF ¨ITS GOING TO BE OKAY¨
SHIVERING AND SHAKING AS ANOTHER GLASS BREAKS
ODE TO A FATHER WHO I LOVE
ODE TO A FATHER
FATHER
© Thomas W., Scituate, MA
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