my father always told me
that the phone works both ways
but when I called for days
I wouldn’t even get a text
not sure why I adored him
he was such a ******* wreck
and when I treated him coldly
my mom was the one at blame
it is kind of draining
he is the worse part of my dna
how could he ever expect me
to just magically forget
now he walks down the street
beer in hand with crocked steps
nothing has changed
for the past 20 years
he is so ******* pathetic
and he doesn’t even know
he walks just right past me
like I’m someone that he had never known