Re: Holidays and Fatherhood

Kids never know:

The good parent

Tries

Hard

To keep the monsters

At bay

The ones under the bed

In the hall closet

The storage room

I do my best

And my middle daughter still moves

Her room around

Every few weeks

Tricking the monsters

She says

I tell her

They wont get her

And if so

They would get her sister who sleeps

On the bottom bunk first

Which would wake her up

So she could scream

And I would come save her

This doesn't comfort her

She says I might not be

Fast enough

Kids never know

The monsters adults

Fear

Bills

Rent

Loneliness

Because they should

Be kids

Time enough for those nightmares

Later when they grow older

Being a kid is precious

Let them have that time

Fight the monsters!

Sleep Soundly!

Dream big!

And loud loudly!

With the kids!

Carpe Diem!