Dad Is . . . Pocket Poetry

Dad Is . . . Pocket Poetry

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This is a small, hand-printed and hand-bound, 6-page book of a single poem set to pictures. Measures approx. 3.5"x5.5". Ships in a protective sleeve.

'Dad is -- ' -- a poem by Fauna Lewis/fml

Dad is --

coffee every morning

from a heavy Stanley mug

cigarette smoke

on flannel shirts

work boots caked with mud

Dad is --

"Hey, bring me a beer!"

or a goofy joke he said

"Go change the channel."

a comforting weight on the bed.

ice cream in the summer

A pool,

and I am lead

the bruises on my skin

the monsters in my head

Dad is --

"Get the fuck back here!"

and thuds up the stairs

Dad is --

"I'll give you something to cry about!"

before he belts our rears

Dad is --

soap on our sleds

so we go extra fast!

and hot cocoa, back inside,

he made special, just for us