I Hate You, Dad, for What You Did

June 13, 2019

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Father’s Day, which this year will be celebrated on June 16.

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A Father’s Day poem about a child who was abused by his father:

I hate you, Dad, for what you did

To me when I was just a child,

A helpless thing whom you could beat

Until the excess bile was drained.

To me, when I was just a child,

You were God unmerciful

Until the excess bile was drained

And you were once again my friend.

You were God unmerciful,

And I was Satan, Lord of Hell,

Until you were again my friend

And curdled my last drops of love.

And I was Satan, Lord of Hell,

A helpless thing whom you could beat

Until you curdled all my love.

I hate you, Dad, for what you did.

© by Nicholas Gordon

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This week’s theme: Father’s Day

6/10: A Little Boy Needs Daddy

6/11: The Pursed Lips That Pursue a Vagrant Thought

6/12: Fathers and Daughters Have a Romance

6/13: I Hate You, Dad, for What You Did