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Father

by James Barringer  
3/13/2010 / Poetry

Father

My feet pound on the dust
terrified
I know what I've done, and I know
if he gets his hands on me
I'll be annihilated in a moment
So I run, on toward the horizon
Trying to find someplace
Anyplace
That he hasn't beaten me to
But I trip, I stumble
Sprawl head over heels over elbows on the dirt
And lay there, disbelieving, pain rushing over me
Pain from my bloody knees and pain simply
from shame
And I see him sprinting toward me, but I'm
Too stunned to flee
Marveling as the hands I thought would destroy me
Are the hands that pick me up and hold me gently to himself

Jim Barringer is a 38-year-old writer, musician, and teacher. More of his work can be found at facebook.com/jmbarringer. This work may be reprinted for any purpose so long as this bio and statement of copyright is included.

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