May 12, 2016

At Age 13

From Counterfeit Freedom by Roland F. Stoecker Jr (author's profile)

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- At age 13 -
She said
I think you should do it.
Record him
as he calls you names
questions your manhood
rants and raves.
The stink of my fear
mixes with cloying scent of beer and cigarettes
on his breath.
crying as he rips up my baseball cards and self-esteem
I didn't do anything to deserve this
He becomes a dull eyed monster after downing green bottle of anger.
Once he passes out
I leave a gift of my own at his door
a pile of ripped up baseball cards
In my tape deck
a brutal reality to show my Dad
Every night he becomes a monster
who scares the shit out of me
Roland 4/29/16

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