My Father taught me how to stand.
My Father taught me how to shrink.
My Father taught me to walk on two legs.
My Father taught me to keep those legs thin.
My Father taught me to respect others.
My Father taught me to see some as below me.
My Father taught me that Jesus loves me.
My Father taught me that my love is a sin.
My Father taught me how to have.
My Father taught me how to want.
My Father taught me how to love.
My Father taught me how to hate.
-Sappho
