Hello Dad

hello Dad
you have decided to come back
of all the things that you lack
like a book of facts
and an emotional map
do you remember the attack?
when my belief was smashed?
and childhood was put on the rack

hello Dad
you have decided to come back
like the sewers and their rats
and now you see all that I have
of all things you could never match
did you think I was not able to catch?
or for the wounds find a suitable patch
and now you want to become attached

James Garratt – Saturday 28th June 2008