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Father and Estranged Son
When such a bond exists no more, has died,
a father’s feelings, obverse to sublime,
his mind’s submerged below the Plimsoll line,
a happy past no longer serves as guide.
A burnt out bridge, close kin on either side,
the gulf dividing, widening with time,
of failed relationships, a paradigm,
with no restorative to be applied.
For everything he has and has not done
the father blames himself; reproved by son.
Fond thoughts and good intention don’t suffice,
we need both wills, both him and me to splice
and join this once tight bond of parenthood;
his lacks – finality now understood.
a father’s feelings, obverse to sublime,
his mind’s submerged below the Plimsoll line,
a happy past no longer serves as guide.
A burnt out bridge, close kin on either side,
the gulf dividing, widening with time,
of failed relationships, a paradigm,
with no restorative to be applied.
For everything he has and has not done
the father blames himself; reproved by son.
Fond thoughts and good intention don’t suffice,
we need both wills, both him and me to splice
and join this once tight bond of parenthood;
his lacks – finality now understood.
Published 15th Sep 2021
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