Based on a true father. Probably based on all the true fathers. At least half.
All in Poems
Poem: Astronomically Bored
A plea, a lament, from a trapped man.
Poem: Inflexibility
Based on a true baby.
Poem: By Committee
Group work, but only if it brings up the average.
Poem: The Dancer & The Jerk
I just couldn’t take it seriously, but I guess I’m also not to be taken seriously.
Poem: Boring
It became the thing it railed against.
Poem: A Good Husband
Resignation or the beginning of wisdom? Is there a difference?
Poem: The First Forty-Five Years (Including Middle School)
The only thing worse than writing a poem about regrets and sorrow is trying to explain it.
Poem: On Faith
Way, way down was how I felt, and this poem is what came out.
Poem: Pondering Why I Said, "Ugh!" Aloud When the Man Said "Oklahoma City"
The title says it all.
Poem: Mothers Day
I don’t know. I think I just wanted to write a Mothers Day poem that had the word “episiotomy.”
Poem: A Too-Late Realization
A meditation on ambition at any price.
Poem: The Current State of Things
Here I am. No use pretending otherwise.
Poem: Father to Child
It started as something sweet, then I just couldn’t help myself.
Poem: The In Between
A meditation on belief in the unseen.
Poem: A Man Not to Be Taken Seriously
It was hard to listen to. I wrote a poem about it.
Poem: For a Young Widow
For one of the greats.
Poem: Powerpoint Presentation
Powerpoint. Ugh.
Poem: Larry the Ape
Sometimes the universe just flows through me.
Poem: Rebirth
I had some time on a tour bus in Las Vegas. I met a man. I wish him well.