Category: family

What I’ve Learned From Being a Father

Posted on August 7, 2020 by

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Patience, poop and tears.

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I’m Scared of Failing as a Husband

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

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My biggest fear is that I’m not a good husband.

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The Call

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

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I knew it was you on the first ring Too early in the morning Too late in death’s grasp Almost perfunctory

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My Grandparents’ Old Home

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

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I knew the halls and rooms like my own But it was a maze I could still get lost in Always something new to discover Sometimes when no one was looking A drawer full of old coins Or old military buttons or pins The… Continue Reading “My Grandparents’ Old Home”

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Inner Child

Posted on September 11, 2018 by

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To catch a gleam in a parent’s eye. For who is their inner child reaching?

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