I am a poem started by my mother,
given to my father who claimed
he would finish me.
He hasn't picked up a pen
in years.
YOU ARE READING
THE TWENTY SECOND YEAR
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MY FATHER IS NOT A POET
I am a poem started by my mother,
given to my father who claimed
he would finish me.
He hasn't picked up a pen
in years.
