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Jared Day Poem
I've never understood how things work
gears turn and cranks crank
circuits connecting and forming a link
all of this stuff is out of my reach
its all so confusing, fuses and plugs
that plug into sockets
and HUDS that have numbers and belts that have notches
motors that whirr and shake so profusely
only do more to stump and confuse me
I'm not at all mechanically inclined
trust me I know, I've tried many times
I can't understand battery's without power
have to charge for almost a whole half an hour
drivetrain won't drive, forward or reverse
transmission whats that, this sticks stuck in first
the bumpers don't bump and the flashers won't flash
speedometer and fuel don't work on the dash
there are spots under the hood for the fluids it takes
and I don't understand how a carburetor.. carburates?
mufflers to muffle the sounds that it makes
drive shaft to control the turns that you take
key to ignition
ignition to starter
starter to the whatever the hell that you call er'
it's all so disturbing, it bothers me bunches
gas pedals, brake pedals, what are these clutches
automatic and manual drives drive me crazy
has anyone checked the oil here lately
the tires have tread to catch on the ground
hydraulics to make you go up and go down
there are switches and knobs
that serve no functions or jobs
there's gearboxes, spark plugs, fuel tanks and handbrakes
and I couldn't even tell you which one keeps the car in place
how it all works is way beyond me
I have a hard enough time just finding my keys
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Jared Day Poem
3 years old
I remember only 3 years ago
I wasn't there when you came in this world
you have no idea how bad that feels
you see it's not that I didn't want to be there
I just wasn't told, no one made me aware
I didn't show up until 1 day after
but I've never rushed to anything faster
The first time I held you was the best for me
your look, your smell, you were just like me
I knew then that things had to change
I vowed right then to change my ways
I told you then and I'll tell you now
I promise to always be around
I promise to teach you everything that I know
and love you unconditionally through the highs and lows
I promise to be there forever and always
I promise to love you as much as your mommy does
with your smiling face and the way you say Dad
every day you grow older it makes me feel sad
one day you won't need me
one day you will leave me
one day you won't miss me
one day you will be me
so until then I will shape you the best that I can
and try to show you the right path you need to take
so I can help you to understand
that this life can only be what you choose to make
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Jared Day Poem
younger than her older brother
still the first of her only mother
she came second on the chart
but tied for first inside my heart
so many years that she has left
so much time to develop depth
to become a woman and find a man
to have a life she can understand
I'll always be here for you my dear
you'll always be daddy's honey bear
through the ups, and downs, lows, and highs
I'll love you always without compromise
no matter what you do or say
I'll be here for you every day
at times when you need me and times when you don't
I'll always be around to embarrass you the most
when you call the house late at night
I'll answer with "is everything all right"
because life without you would be defeat
because life without you would be incomplete
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