' 'father'
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Sometimes im afraid i’ll end up like him. Im scared ill become his spitting image. Sometimes when i get upset i get angry and i feel like hurting people.
I don’t want to hurt anyone, please don’t let me hurt anyone.
Day or night working so hardWhen we were out you were waiting in the yardYour face full with a smile when you see usWhen we were home from school by busTaking the world on to your shoulders
My Father is a Beast
Ap Dorji is a father of mine,
With whom I live in a tiny town,
The beer stinking beast crawls home on four,
Thought: Letter To My Daughter
Do you trust me?
My child?
Do you believe me when I say I will always be there for you?
To hold every extended hand asking for a dance,
For guidance,
Every time I hear denim jeans that scratch at the knees cascading up the stairs
I feel the hair on my neck stand,
My spine straightens,
I turn the volume down.
Paternal Nicotine
A man I sit next to in class is cologned with the smell of cigarette It has been so long since I was this close to the aroma of burnt nicotine
