A Father's Tears

Heart-breaking tale, Chris! Love these lines:

'Now, I whisper in candle flickering gasps;
I'm sorry! I am so sorry!'

Well done!

Magic xxx

Now, I whisper in candle flickering gasps;
I'm sorry! I am so sorry!

That was my favorite line, simply beautiful. I read a lot of your poems and love the humour behind them. I also like your emotional ones.There's one you wrote, well I think it was you. The one were the women has pills and goes church.

Anyway great work from a great artist
x

Thanks Magic. It is sad, when a rift becomes a rut but it's a parent's job to rebuild the road; it may not have a smooth surface but at least it maintains access...and that, is critical.

Chris XXXX

Thanks Beauty, glad yo ;u like my demented ramblings ;)
I have written so much stuff now that I don't remember half of it myself...I'll have to go back over it and read it lol. Thanks for taking the time.

Chris ;)

ouch. This poem definitely strikes a chord with me. It can be so difficult sometimes can't it Chris?

Impossible Insert! There is no book (worth a toss) on parenting, nor can there ever be, I suppose, because no two people are alike. Hopefully, we can keep ahead of the game, before it becomes tragic.

Chris ;) XXX

Very emotive stuff, and I really like the repetition,
shame it's true for some.:~}

Thanks Shirley, glad you liked and couldn't agree more, with regard to your observation

Chris ;) XXX

The repetition of this is beautiful and heart wrenching. Great work. Really soulful.

Anna

This is beautiful, lots of emotion like the others have said. I like the reference to "glass breaking" in the first stanza, as throughout the poem their appears to be a glass wall of between the two characters.

This is so poignant and bittersweet. Great piece of work and reflection, well done you.

Always I thought he loved the black dog. Time learnt it was far worse
for him than for us. Midnight of the soul. Overcome by darkness.

Brothers in arms &&