| Biographical Fiction posted June 16, 2022 |
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As I get older, I become my father
Reflections on My Dad for Father
by jake cosmos aller
My father and I had a difficult relationship
We just had very different personalities
And growing up while I admired my father,
I did not like him that much.
My father grew up
In a German and Norwegian American family
And did not have much of a sense of humor
He was a dour, serious man.
He had a difficult relationship
With his father as well
And a difficult relationship
With his children.
He was not an easy man
To live with
Always, getting us up
At dawn on the weekends,
To deal with the endless household chores.
But as I get older
I find myself
Becoming my father,
But I have maintained
My mother's sense of humor.
Today is Your Day, Dad writing prompt entry
My father and I had a difficult relationship
We just had very different personalities
And growing up while I admired my father,
I did not like him that much.
My father grew up
In a German and Norwegian American family
And did not have much of a sense of humor
He was a dour, serious man.
He had a difficult relationship
With his father as well
And a difficult relationship
With his children.
He was not an easy man
To live with
Always, getting us up
At dawn on the weekends,
To deal with the endless household chores.
But as I get older
I find myself
Becoming my father,
But I have maintained
My mother's sense of humor.
We just had very different personalities
And growing up while I admired my father,
I did not like him that much.
My father grew up
In a German and Norwegian American family
And did not have much of a sense of humor
He was a dour, serious man.
He had a difficult relationship
With his father as well
And a difficult relationship
With his children.
He was not an easy man
To live with
Always, getting us up
At dawn on the weekends,
To deal with the endless household chores.
But as I get older
I find myself
Becoming my father,
But I have maintained
My mother's sense of humor.
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Writing Prompt Write a 20-24 line poem to celebrate Father's Day. Rhyme or free verse is acceptable/Keep it positive--G rated--suitable for children--no abuse/drugs etc. If Father's Day isn't celebrated in your country (June19, 2022 this year), then use this as a tribute to you father. All fathers, stepfathers are included as long as they are human |
Funny how sons rebel against their fathers but eventually turn into them as they age.
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