Poems for Fathers II

The Shed

The ka-thunk of the nail gun

Forcing nails into the boards

Which will soon hold up the floor.

The thrill of standing over two stories off the ground

Driving in the last nail

Before it is finished.

Two years later, still standing

With everything, everywher on both floors in that shed.

I remember my 4-wheeler atop a cart

All in pieces

Which my Dad used to teach me how to work on engines.

Also a more recent memory

Of him showing me how to sharpen a chainsaw.

It's too bad that when we move

We will have to leae the shed and its memories behind.

I will miss that shed.

-Chris

Old Car

The rusty old Chevy

Coming

Down the street going

Knock, knock, knock

Waking me when I'm asleep.

The rusty old bumper all

Brown and crusty

When he walks in I run up and hug him

The strong

Smell of cologne gets on my coat.

The warm seats in the car heats me up.

The sweet smell of apples

When I get up in the morning

At 6:00 He always warms up

The car when he takes me

to schoool.

I hear the sound pop! Pop! Pop!

As we go down the street

When I get out

Of the car he says "Have a good day".

Then off to work he goes

Until I see him again

That night.

I can't wait until you get

Out of the shop.

I miss you OLD CAR.

-DeMorris

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Unspoken Words

The first time I saw you I asked "is that really you?

I never thought that I would be able to see you.

You smelt like Axe.

You looked like I do

I knew that you were my father

I saw you in Kohl's we were in the checkout line

You had really blonde straight hair, green eyes, and you were slim

You were wearing a gray Louisville shirt, jeans and you had a girl with you

I have never met you

I've only seen you once and you kept looking back and down at me

I wonder what you were thinking?

Still you never said "Hi."

I was getting mad because I kept looking at you

You would look back at me but would not say anything

I thought you had forgotten about me.

I was so happy to see you but at that moment

I think my heart skipped a beat

You walked by me like I didn't exist.

My heart poured out in tears

You made me feel like I was invisible

All these years, in the big moment it was as it's always been

Nothing but silence.

I called you the next night and no answer

Again I'm faced with silence from you.

How many times are you going to break my heart?

How many times will I allow you to tear me apart?

Tomorrow will come and again I will be faced with silence.

-Lea