Dad Repetition Poems

My dad and I never argue anymore-- we get along in my dreams :)
does this mean he's trying to tell me he's in Heaven?-- so...

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My Childhood in vain?

Being small is a boon or a bane
I would say its all very insane
The expectations that adults keep of you
Is enough to...

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Mom and Dad, Dad and Mom
So opposed in their roles, yet unified in their wants.
It's a bitter shame to be old and grey,
Look back at...

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oblivious

we are oblivious to it all, the death, the lies, the cries of nature and spirits among mankind, powerful sweet repose we will regret our...

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I see the people when I go out,
all smiles to those around,
can strike up a conversation with
anybody in the town.
Every person is a friend to...

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...

mom, dad, brother

mom, dad, brother

mom, brother

dad, brother

brother

brother

girlfriend, brother

girlfriend, brother

wife, brother

wife, daughter, brother

wife, daughter

wife, daughter, son

daughter, son

daughter, son

daughter, son

...

me...

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My dad is bigger than yours she said.
It made me mad; I wished she was dead.
Took my anger to my Uncle Ned.
He started laughing, happy...

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On the bottom rung 
crawling up the stairs, 
My life has just started,
I’m free without a care, 
But something’s urging me
to keep pushing on
Struggling on...

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Why the long face, son? Did someone die?
   Aw, Dad.  I flunked my math exam
Did you do your level best, son?
 ...

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Shootout, And That Wild Young Cowboy From Laramie

Her heart said, I want a cowboy from Laramie
Six-gun shooting hombre to take sweet care of me
Tender lover...

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I called my Dad at 5:30 P.M.
The sun would set in an hour
Or two. I would wait till then, 
Or more. I watched Apollo cower...

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(For Contest: Foreign War)

There you are...face to face with me...on Skype...
thousands of miles away.  A soldier, but still my son;
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, Iraq...

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THE SHUNS OF LIFE
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


This poor bloated woman, after nine months of inflamation
Dropped me off at the maternity ward, a brand new creation
She ejected...

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Walking down the street 
You held my hand
Little trembling me
So afraid of the world 

I remember when it was cold
Like a negative 32 degrees or...

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Father
Father, who never cared
Father, who was never there
Father, who missed it all
Father, who caused me to fall
Father, who broke my heart
Father, who hated me from...

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