Father Boy

Oh Father Boy, Oh Father Boy You didn't see the signs You didn't hear a thing did you Oh Father Boy, my dear You didn't see, you didn't look, you didn't listen either You didn't try to understand You didn't take the time You weren't a Father, Father Boy, you weren't a Father, Father. Oh Father Boy, Father Boy When a Father has a Boy To be a Father, Father see You have to see the Boy The Boy inside the Father And the Father in the Boy But Father Boy, Oh Father Boy You just didn't pay attention For a Boy to be a Father, Father He cannot be a Father Boy. ~ Laurence Overmire (Previously published in Megaera, #4, Fall 2000; Modern Poetry, Anthology of Modern & Contemporary Poetry, Writers & Artists Publishing, NY,2015)