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Dad's Reckless Driving

January 19, 2013
By Hanee_Allen BRONZE, North Little Rock, Arkansas
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&ldquo;The worse tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.&rdquo;<br /> Jean Cocteau

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I don’t understand you
You don’t understand me.
Yet we share the blood—nose—bone structure
Of a family.
Your driving—terribly reckless—
Makes me want to cry.
Because I grind my teeth when my engine grinds

Going Up.

Up
Up

Your loud voice—harsh, grating
Spikes my cat fur high
But you are getting old
While I am getting young,
And two generations apart
Separates the tongue.
I do not love your atrocious driving,
You do not love it when I lie,
But I love you for your trying
And you’ll love me until I die.

© Cyndi T., Moore, OK

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