Poems for and About Fathers by Top Critiquers
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Poems for and about fathers by top critiquers. Poems written by members who have given lots of feedback to other poets this month.
In the Beginning (Fahrenheit 451 - Part 4)
And it’s here, at the end where you start thinking about the beginning
About the journey that laid ahead and whatever would come your way
Now it’s about reflection, recollection, self-realization and retrospection
And it gives you a little more understanding of yourself, about these days
But real talk, you and the entire drumline were a bunch of badasses
Even if you struggled for a bit your dedication pulled you through
Even if during some of the performances you dropped your glasses
You all came together nicely as a team to make this dream come true ...
About the journey that laid ahead and whatever would come your way
Now it’s about reflection, recollection, self-realization and retrospection
And it gives you a little more understanding of yourself, about these days
But real talk, you and the entire drumline were a bunch of badasses
Even if you struggled for a bit your dedication pulled you through
Even if during some of the performances you dropped your glasses
You all came together nicely as a team to make this dream come true ...
#father
#music
#memories #son
#memories #son
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Exodus and Daddy's Men
tweedle dee I've been quiet all-day
sin'sationalism it's a hectic way
learning my ABC's and proper greetings
wowee but first watch me fly
it's the bestest
so is hopscotch with Lucifer
but the men are busy answering only in response to the Father
he indulges them their fancy
under His influence, I come forth
let me introduce myself
I am a darkling named Elizabelle
darling of Daddy's
he watches my movements closely
I am currently out of trouble
but my mischief has cost me time in the universes
as a...
sin'sationalism it's a hectic way
learning my ABC's and proper greetings
wowee but first watch me fly
it's the bestest
so is hopscotch with Lucifer
but the men are busy answering only in response to the Father
he indulges them their fancy
under His influence, I come forth
let me introduce myself
I am a darkling named Elizabelle
darling of Daddy's
he watches my movements closely
I am currently out of trouble
but my mischief has cost me time in the universes
as a...
#love
#dark
#father
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FAUX DADDY COMPLEX
Let's face it
There's always a back story
More on that later
Time to amp up our game
Enough flirting
I'm moving in
Call me Father
Call me Daddy
Call me for dinner
Sit on my lap
Call me Creepy
Take off your clothes
Moving van is here
There's always a back story
More on that later
Time to amp up our game
Enough flirting
I'm moving in
Call me Father
Call me Daddy
Call me for dinner
Sit on my lap
Call me Creepy
Take off your clothes
Moving van is here
#father
#sex
#confessional
#dirty
#morality
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Get it On
The first album I ever purchased
with my own pocket money
was T-Rex, Electric Warrior—
It was 1971! It was England!
I'm twelve.
TWELVE!
One year from being a teenager
It's the end of July
or first of August, who knows—
it was hot as hell;
I picked strawberries
and babysat all summer
to earn enough money for that album
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Aowwwwwwww! Yeah, BABY!
( Remember. . .twelve )
I get it home, eagerly...
with my own pocket money
was T-Rex, Electric Warrior—
It was 1971! It was England!
I'm twelve.
TWELVE!
One year from being a teenager
It's the end of July
or first of August, who knows—
it was hot as hell;
I picked strawberries
and babysat all summer
to earn enough money for that album
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Aowwwwwwww! Yeah, BABY!
( Remember. . .twelve )
I get it home, eagerly...
#father
#motherhood
#childhood
#music
#wisdom
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this is why...
the only time I ever came to blows was in 6th grade
the popular girl used to bully me...daily
I never said a word
just silently took it
until one day she mocked my father
and I nearly ripped the hair off her pretty blonde head
got sent to the principal's office for my trouble
...completely unrepentant
he tried to tell me "we don't beat people up"
I said "maybe not
but you don't stop other crap from happening either
never stopped her from bullying me"
when asked why I never spoke up...I shrugged
and he asked...
the popular girl used to bully me...daily
I never said a word
just silently took it
until one day she mocked my father
and I nearly ripped the hair off her pretty blonde head
got sent to the principal's office for my trouble
...completely unrepentant
he tried to tell me "we don't beat people up"
I said "maybe not
but you don't stop other crap from happening either
never stopped her from bullying me"
when asked why I never spoke up...I shrugged
and he asked...
#love
#father
#gratitude #daughter
#gratitude #daughter
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Father's Day
Today is Father's Day in my country. I woke up thinking of the relationships I went through in my life and realised that none of them made good dads in the end.
They betrayed their spouses and abandoned their children.
Then I thought about my own father. He stayed with my mother until he died, but he was unfaithful while they were together. He had multiple short affairs with women, some of whom we knew.
He was also abusive to us, most of all me, being the introverted not so girly girl he fathered.
On this day when I try to think of any good or memorable things we had with...
They betrayed their spouses and abandoned their children.
Then I thought about my own father. He stayed with my mother until he died, but he was unfaithful while they were together. He had multiple short affairs with women, some of whom we knew.
He was also abusive to us, most of all me, being the introverted not so girly girl he fathered.
On this day when I try to think of any good or memorable things we had with...
#grief
#father
#forgiveness
#childhood
#TimeHeals
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Earth Family
#mother
#father
#sex
#earth
#environment
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2 Comments
Christmas Past
I saw my long dead parents in my dreams;
All scripture, spectacles, shortbread and tea.
That madness was their status quo, it seems,
As my less stately madness was for me.
But oh how high their grace and goodwill heaped
Along with the presents under the tree
Where the dangle branch tinsel season reaped
Silver scenes of serene infinity...
Sure to haunt me through my silvering years
Of ornamentation and colored lights
Scintillating through all the wineglass cheers
And welcome warmth of wassailing nights
Where phantasm adoring darkness...
All scripture, spectacles, shortbread and tea.
That madness was their status quo, it seems,
As my less stately madness was for me.
But oh how high their grace and goodwill heaped
Along with the presents under the tree
Where the dangle branch tinsel season reaped
Silver scenes of serene infinity...
Sure to haunt me through my silvering years
Of ornamentation and colored lights
Scintillating through all the wineglass cheers
And welcome warmth of wassailing nights
Where phantasm adoring darkness...
#mother
#father
#dreams
#Christmas
#memories
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no matter how far he reached
my father always looked
for the answers to life in
the bottom of a bottle
but no matter how many
bottoms he reached he
never found anything but
cold dead echoing silence...
from without
and finally
from within
for the answers to life in
the bottom of a bottle
but no matter how many
bottoms he reached he
never found anything but
cold dead echoing silence...
from without
and finally
from within
#father
#memories
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Inheritance (Daydreamer)
I inherited the best part of my father;
The heart of a dreamer
Those who do not dream
when awake, and aware
can never understand
how we justify a day
of "doing nothing"
They do not see the results
of how our hearts are lifted
Or the difference in our eyes
when we perceive things
a little higher
on our spectrum
They don't see where we went today;
Back in time, or forward
Nor can they comprehend
what we've done
to fix the things in our pasts ...
The heart of a dreamer
Those who do not dream
when awake, and aware
can never understand
how we justify a day
of "doing nothing"
They do not see the results
of how our hearts are lifted
Or the difference in our eyes
when we perceive things
a little higher
on our spectrum
They don't see where we went today;
Back in time, or forward
Nor can they comprehend
what we've done
to fix the things in our pasts ...
#father
#memories
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Becoming Small
you made me feel
so unwanted
like it was a chore
for you to love me
rejected, neglected
a child left alone
to figure things out
all on my own
you cast me aside
so I would find
crevices to fold
into and hide
where I could become
small and unnoticed and
silent
for hours on end
until you decided
it was finally time
to go back home
it’s time to go
now I shed old clothes ...
so unwanted
like it was a chore
for you to love me
rejected, neglected
a child left alone
to figure things out
all on my own
you cast me aside
so I would find
crevices to fold
into and hide
where I could become
small and unnoticed and
silent
for hours on end
until you decided
it was finally time
to go back home
it’s time to go
now I shed old clothes ...
#loneliness
#rejection
#father
#childhood
#silence
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Spoken Thoughts Through The Eyes Of A Princess
Father, will you tell me all the stories that originated out the depths of the sea
A land beforehand that defines our presence here on earth
A place in history that was preserved for you and for the generation divine calling of me
Will there be tales where the dragon slays the innocent with fire, the boogie man in black robes sitting on judgment seats
Taking breaths of Hebrew liberations to be placed in a cage to no longer pilgrimage free
I see Looming castles and exotic animals running in the wild
Fields of greenery as I walk through...
A land beforehand that defines our presence here on earth
A place in history that was preserved for you and for the generation divine calling of me
Will there be tales where the dragon slays the innocent with fire, the boogie man in black robes sitting on judgment seats
Taking breaths of Hebrew liberations to be placed in a cage to no longer pilgrimage free
I see Looming castles and exotic animals running in the wild
Fields of greenery as I walk through...
#father
#sun
#water
#spiritual
#daughter
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DU Poetry : Poems for and About Fathers by Top Critiquers