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When My Father Knocked Again

A Grown Daughter’s Choice

By JanePublished 4 months ago 1 min read
When My Father Knocked Again
Photo by Huy Lộc on Unsplash

At Eighteen

Now he comes again,

words rehearsed,

"I want to fix this."

But the years have carved

a quiet caution in me.

My heart is not a revolving door.

I gave him my trust once.

I gave him my trust twice.

And I am not sure

I have anything left

to hand back to him.

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