father's day
a little late, but something I posted on FB for Father's Day:
To all the fathers on my list, happy Father's Day. To the fathers of children, the fathers of ideas, the scout leaders, the mentors, the teachers, the friend in the midnight hour. To fathering in whatever form, and in whatever body. To the divine father within. To my dad, who made me laugh, taught me to ride a bike, swim in the ocean, print pictures in a darkroom, and use a sewing machine. To his unassuming courage in making family and a life worth living after enduring horrors too unspeakable to name. The hero with upholstery tacks in his mouth, laughing as he took them out with his magnetic hammer, one by one, and nailed them in.
To all the fathers on my list, happy Father's Day. To the fathers of children, the fathers of ideas, the scout leaders, the mentors, the teachers, the friend in the midnight hour. To fathering in whatever form, and in whatever body. To the divine father within. To my dad, who made me laugh, taught me to ride a bike, swim in the ocean, print pictures in a darkroom, and use a sewing machine. To his unassuming courage in making family and a life worth living after enduring horrors too unspeakable to name. The hero with upholstery tacks in his mouth, laughing as he took them out with his magnetic hammer, one by one, and nailed them in.