Assurances for little men
Come sometimes from their fathers.
Soft or stern, convincingly
Lifts heads and clouds that bother.
Still,
If fortune’s shadow’s looming long,
And numbers grow too large,
little men, they too can rise to
Give comfort to their fathers.
This piece is related to a short story I wrote for the previously mentioned writing class. It is about a little boy's understanding of his father and family's financial troubles. Luckily, this is fiction that does not come from personal experience. Though the picture above does fit into my childhood memory.
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