I Hate my Dad, I Love my Dad
Complicated father issues.
I wrote this poem to both express my emotions about him but also to honor his memory. He passed away six years ago, and not a day goes by that I don't think about him.
I hate my dad;
His anger, his judgment.
I love my dad;
His laughter, his morals.
I hate my dad;
His abuse, his violence.
I love my dad;
His perspective, his silence.
I hate my dad;
His control, his cheating.
I love my dad;
His smile, that is fleeting.
I hate my dad;
His lies, his deceit.
I love my dad;
His charity, to get someone on their feet.
I hate my dad;
His death, his absence.
I love my dad;
His rebirth and his peaceful essence.
I hate my dad;
His sins, his crime.
I love my dad;
His atonement, until the end of time.
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Rain Dayze
Aspiring writer with a passion for spice, pets, and coffee. I've published through here before under a different name, but it's still me! I've got an alternative site for content: https://www.inkitt.com/angela5347
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"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan7 days ago in Beat
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The ironies of life. Very well written.
I can relate , very expressive poetry . Hearted and subscribe ♥️
Beautiful