Dad Anxiety Poems

An HP Production

[Quiet on the set--roll'em]

KEY: Cast: P)Pip, B)Bob, R)Reinier, A/M)Anna/Madam

P)Evil, not rats, live on, start squeaking,
B)Noose fill lips, spill life soon, start swinging,
R)Sorry, something...

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Foolish girl, keep away from frustration and pain
only concentrate on your books, happiness and future; 
so many girls think their thoughts are really mature;
will they...

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We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard....

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The present darkness threatens.
Why can’t I see the light?
And yet my faith still lingers
Like a flame of candlelight.
The weakened short wick struggles
And nearly smothers out
While...

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I remember feeling so empty the abuse had escalated after four hurricanes witnessing a murder horrific traumatic brain injury I was now uprooted leaving my...

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Four walls are enticing 
Can't get out of my own head 
Who is that figure in the mirror? 
The face that haunts me 
Nimble and...

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After witnessing a murder meant for me after surviving a car bomb igniting my skull crushed my face bruising my brain i received threatening calls...

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Date:  April  2051
 
7 am the call resounded throughout 
Every Hakim Household. They had it
Blaring out onto the estate's public
Address system. "DJ heard...

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in hills where buffaloes roam

i brew coffee in my home

excess grounds water cold

bitter stale much too bold

grateful when my wife gets home.
...

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you can enjoy the delicacy of a rose without touching it
enjoy it without embracing it
knowing it is perceived as gentle, kind, forgiving
but it’s thorns are...

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Once again
my partner didn’t do their part
In science lab
I was alone again 
But you took his place
You were smart
You were handsome
You got me the “A”
You...

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In this river we drown in light
A doorway blocked from me
Yet open to dry eyes

I can only hear your hands
Clutching that splintered wood as water
Rushes...

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Three states
in five hours.
Maybe we’ll stop somewhere nice
like a KOA campground.
A kid can hope. It’s hot and it would be great to go for a...

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Hearts are meant to be opened, aren't they? 
You never failed to make me feel unloved! 
With your charming face, charismatic voice, vibrant soul 
I...

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Dear Mom and Dad, 
I tried my best,
To get out of this world of average,
And rest my feet on extraordinary,
But I failed.

Dear Mom and Dad,
I...

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