*
they pushed a man
into me
when all
i wanted
was the sun
to rise
*
son, son,
let us
build castles
& be castles
together—
i sit atop your shoulders
& stay there.
*
i do not
want children,
anyone that loves
so unknowingly
*
they took the tumor
that was
your name
& gave back
to you
so much less
than you
were owed
*
my father
a rageful wind
*
nowadays
pauses over
the phone remind
me i am losing you
from three
thousand miles away
*
by violence
come violence
by violence
a son
*
son, son,
forgive
go on
show god
the good
in you still—
so i rebuild
& rebuild
what will
never
stay mine
*
bad things
don't care
bad things
break the rules
dad
break the rules
& live
*
the birds sing
& in it,
your glorious laugh
your soft hands
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