Dave Cox Poet Blank verse

My Dad

My Dad

My dad, he tried acting
My mum said he was a fool
My dad liked laughing
My mum said he was embarrassing
My mum taught me to hate him
My sisters backed her up
My brain was washed by them
My dad didn’t have a chance

My dad stayed with his family
My dad went to work everyday
My dad paid for grammar school
My dad never got any thanks
My dad fought the Japanese
My dad never hurt anyone
But my mum my sisters, 
brought him to his knees.

David Cox 15/05/20

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Emilia James August 4, 2021 at 6:55 AM The mind games and the cruelty people bring leave me speechless at times. No one deserves this. Emilia.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 15, 2020 at 9:04 AM Powerfully penned! The poisoning of perceptions, they can have awful and enduring consequences. Heartfelt, poignant poetry. ~mo Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 15, 2020 at 9:45 AM I see that in my family too, and the generational fallout. Have a great day Dave, xomo Dave Cox May 15, 2020 at 9:40 AM Thanks, it came to me this morning and left ten minutes later. I've thought about my dad for last thirty years since he died, misunderstood, ridiculed and metaphorically beaten. Labelled by his family as so many are labelled today. Thanks for your comment.