its Fathers Day

body cravesbodys fulfilled shes pregnant and he celebrates it with a crown and a belt  His Worlds Championship (as long as he can hold onto herthat she doesnt breed with another man and dilute his children half brothers and sisters seemed no one got it   half aint whole)

Fathers Day

he didnt suffer that ignominy

he suffered slights
                     and suffering he wondered if his father had his grandfathers had games played for keeps between husbands and wives played on different fields dependent upon the contendents or rivals who just couldnt see eye-to-eye

he didnt ask his old manhe didnt think his old man asked his old man

kinda like a running joke laughed off shrugged at  it was easier to hold at arms lengthkeep at bay

fatherhoods

motherhoods

cobbled with caulk fibrous with lies halftruths clotted with meaty chunks of truths
                                   Whawas he talking about

Fathers Day

his Fathers Day experiences had nothing to do with him

it was about his daughters
                              being so-very-fucking-grateful to have his daughters

Fathers Day is about being a father
                                       sometimes a prick but holding the line
maybe someday theyd thank him

that wasnt importanthe wasnt looking for absolution

he had been a ferocious father

even if he had known how to be otherwise he wouldnt have been

cat doesnt change it spots

2352,  Saturday,  20  6. 20