An intelligent family man with children

scorned by his father

disallowed disavowed

communication severed

just a dream in their new growing heads

 curious for the true nature of love.

 

His father my brother

a loner, cursing out loud.

We keep in touch, ignoring the cracks

misery paved over by passing feet

on a vaguely familiar street.

 

I try to bridge a gap , unfathomable.

 

Ghosts of possibility deny roots

weeds proliferate

that should bring forth new shoots.