Father's Stare
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Walking in to his fathers home,
he senses come alive;
Moldy, dusty, dishes stacked in the
sink and surrounding areas.
His father appears not to be at home.
Nosing through the clutter on the
kitchen table, he sees unopened mail-
bills that need to be paid.
He begins to resent all the lectures
his father has given him over the years.
His father’s voice ring through his head,
Be responsible: pay your bills, open your mail.
The man's father appears in the doorway,
startling the man, as if he was caught as a
child doing something he should not have done.
The man's paranoia is long lasting around his father.
He feels as if he is lying even when he is telling the truth.
Memories of his father’s helter skelter eyes make his heart beat faster-
He has never gotten over the desperate fear of his father’s stare!
His dad greets him with a pleasant hello.
The child replies with a shy hello.
The father’s mood seems o.k. today.
Maybe it will be a good day
he senses come alive;
Moldy, dusty, dishes stacked in the
sink and surrounding areas.
His father appears not to be at home.
Nosing through the clutter on the
kitchen table, he sees unopened mail-
bills that need to be paid.
He begins to resent all the lectures
his father has given him over the years.
His father’s voice ring through his head,
Be responsible: pay your bills, open your mail.
The man's father appears in the doorway,
startling the man, as if he was caught as a
child doing something he should not have done.
The man's paranoia is long lasting around his father.
He feels as if he is lying even when he is telling the truth.
Memories of his father’s helter skelter eyes make his heart beat faster-
He has never gotten over the desperate fear of his father’s stare!
His dad greets him with a pleasant hello.
The child replies with a shy hello.
The father’s mood seems o.k. today.
Maybe it will be a good day
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