Poetry

My Dad

My Dad Brendan Cunningham
Brendan Cunningham

Spacious, dark oak deskholding a red pencilin a brightly lit room.Built by his splintered handsand intelligent brain.He is a carpenter.

Standing in wet sneakers on Conard Field,smiling,pointing his index fingerto where scrambling first-years should be.He is a football coach.

In my blue-sheeted bedhe lies,book in hand,reading,listening,and falling asleep beside me.He is my dad.

My Dad Brendan Cunningham
Brendan Cunningham, 8
West Hartford, Connecticut

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