Working on it

 

Daddy I’m still working on it 

keeping my 

mouth shut

 

I remember how 

I embarrassed us

In front of 

 

the conductor

famous artist

rich people, and your colleagues

 

how I went on to be fired 

from twenty jobs

but I just wanted to you to know

 

I’m working on it   

I'm gathering it up 

saying, “I love you” to the people who need it

 

perhaps when 

I’m dead like you 

I’ll finally get the hang of it