My heart pounds when their eyes of judgement scrape my skin.
I can hear the crunching of their questions,
“Is he defective?”
Pulchritudinous answers…
I have none.
Being a single father is not glamorous.
But I work to do my best.
To God, I surrender the rest.
Many women look at me, and I know they don’t understand.
It’s not the worst thing in the world being misunderstood though.
I promise you,
I gave every ounce of love I had to give to the woman that I married.
Until one day,
I had nothing left to give,
because I couldn’t find me anymore.
Out in public, every family I see,
there’s a dull ache, yearning for what I always envisioned for me.
About the Creator
Rowan Finley
Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. My real name is Jesse Balogh.
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You are really great at being a Dad and such a great influence on her. Your best is beyond... 😁