THE smallest SPACE

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Venting Daddy

the smallest space

was inside his anger

there words were like daggers

and he was a fine one

for always hitting the right target

the smallest space

was inside the bottle

where his sermons seemed to originate

with only a slight reputation for inconsistency

the smallest space

was in my dreams

the only place remote enough

where i could forget he existed

and feel release



then, one day,

he left.



now the smallest space

is where i keep him in my thoughts

just enough to never forget

but not enough to truly care


Author's Notes/Comments: 

2/9/2002 He went to my mother's last night, after being gone for almost 3 years. Came back, and nothing had changed. He is still an alcoholic loser........ the worst kind. The only thing I hate is having to give him credit for my existence, mostly because I don't want to credit him for anything.

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