Tell my father i never learned to take apart an engine.
i dismantled limbs instead.
Tell him i tried to watch the game but fell asleep.
i went to bat for him instead.
Tell him i scoffed at the neighbor who asked to play catch.
i tossed your heart around instead.
Tell him i dated a boy before i was married.
i kissed him hard instead.
Tell him i cannot tell a drill from a driver.
i needled Phillip into my skin instead.
Tell him i struggle with simple winsors.
i knotted ties around my doorknob instead.
Tell him i burned down the house building a fire.
i lit cigarettes instead.
Tell him i shake hands like a fish.
i shook margaritas instead.
Tell him i hate buckling my seat belt.
i risked diving through the glass instead
Tell him I refused to use training wheels on my bike.
i fell off time and time again instead.
Tell my father i always did my best to get to heaven.
he left me in the worst of hell instead.
Mar 10, 2014
Mar 10, 2014 at 7:12 PM UTC
Tell my father i never learned to take apart an engine.
i dismantled limbs instead.
Tell him i tried to watch the game but fell asleep.
i went to bat for him instead.
Tell him i scoffed at the neighbor who asked to play catch.
i tossed your heart around instead.
Tell him i dated a boy before i was married.
i kissed him hard instead.
Tell him i cannot tell a drill from a driver.
i needled Phillip into my skin instead.
Tell him i struggle with simple winsors.
i knotted ties around my doorknob instead.
Tell him i burned down the house building a fire.
i lit cigarettes instead.
Tell him i shake hands like a fish.
i shook margaritas instead.
Tell him i hate buckling my seat belt.
i risked diving through the glass instead
Tell him I refused to use training wheels on my bike.
i fell off time and time again instead.
Tell my father i always did my best to get to heaven.
he left me in the worst of hell instead.
(sorry dad)
(still love you)
(not about my own father)
