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Father and Son

Posted Apr 2, 2026 · 21 lines · 2 critiques

“I have a good mind”
No, you don’t.
You bully, harass, and intimidate
But never with a sound mind.
You never have.

“Why do you just sit there?”
Though I sit,
My mind is tearing
across the universe,
To view its wonders.

“You’ll never learn”
You never teach,
Nor demonstrate clearly,
What you want is out of reach

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And my interest.

“Why do you answer back?”
Your tone, clearly,
Shouting, threatening,
Monkeys do what monkeys see.
I now see you in me-
And that’s why I hate myself.

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April 2026
02 Thu

Received a critique
on Father and Son from @Geezer
"the typical authoritarian father, the one who believes that the will of the father should be done, but not in the sense that it was said in the "Lord's Prayer", but the same way that he was raised, and his father before…"
02 Thu

Posted a poem
Father and Son
"“I have a good mind”"
Open thread 21 lines
March 2026
11 Wed

Received a critique
on …by the wall. from @Clentin
"I see you made changes! Good job, enjoyed your poem. Welcome to. Neopoet! Keep writing!"
09 Mon

Received a critique
on …by the wall. from @Geezer
"You have a good poem here, but a couple of small problems. The line "Wearily, no one attends the signs.". I think that you can safely eliminate the [ily] of wearily. Just saying [Weary], no one [reads] the signs. It sti…"
09 Mon

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Posted a poem
…by the wall.
"There’s a considered hesitation"
Open thread 16 lines
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