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Weekend Father

Joann Spencer

My father was a ten hour
a week employee
who drank on the job.
He cooked fantastic meals,
built some things out of wood,
and mowed the lawn.
He was Dad-Lite--
half the calories,
half the fun,
none of the responsibilities.
On Father’s Day
I made him a card from
construction paper.
It said Congratulations--
You were almost a father.
You were the opening act--
the warm-up comedian who
loosened up the family.
You were bigger than life.
You were a Pop-up,
a barfly,
a father whose legacy was
no health benefits for all.

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