FATHER DAMAGE

Father is a story too confusing to tell

his loving and hating

so strong

his legacy of rapes and hugs

kind words and large hands

in private places

father will do anything

to control your love

gifts and trips

an open heart to his daughter

who understands

and is an important confidant

of the all powerful father

the same one who makes her naked

looks deep inside

the privacy of her soul

climbs into her with every part

that might fit into every opening...

...The child’s mind dissociates

her spirit passes through dimensions

slipping far away to safety

and forgets

as he comes daily

to haunt and probe

the depths of the soul he was given

to destroy.