My grandson makes the preacher nervous
\nasking way too many questions.
\nThe preacher makes me nervous.
\nWhy would Joe say he wants
\nto go to heaven
\nto see his dad?
\nWho planted
\nthat seed?
\nHeart<\/p>\n
breaking I say, if there’s a heaven,
\nyour dad will wait and watch you grow.
\nEven though he didn’t, he
\nwants you to grow old. You’re
\nhis eternity,
\nwhat’s left of him
\nhere on
\nearth.<\/p>\n
This piece is unfinished. I believe this topic would work best as a Zuihitsu. I need to do some research about the form before I revise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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