Proud Father

The cycle of violence

There will be no please this time,

nor begging or pleading.  

There will be no terror. 

Today, there is only anger.  

You've taught me a great unfortunate truth,

That anger is power.

Sadness is weakness.  

Anger gets things done.  

Depression disables.  

Anger allows.  

So now I turn this anger against you.  

The anger you instilled in me and your father in you. 

Expect me to stand up to you today, 

there will be no tears.  

Expect fists instead of fear.

And then pat me on the back Dad,

for you should be proud!

tell me, your son,

that he has finally become a man.

Reviews

[Ashley Jordan]

Isn't it sad that the people who are supposed to love you the most are the first to hurt you? I encourage you to stop the cycle. Be better than your father and his father and the long list of fathers attached to this close minded anger. I had to learn to do this with my mother. And now I strive to be everything that she's not. I believe I am a much better person because of it. My thoughts on it are "If you realize it hurts, and it's such a terrible thing, then why succumb to the same fate? You're better than this". If I can do it, I KNOW you can. (:

[Sami Khalil]

The ones that love you the most are able to hurt you the most. Thank you for sharing...:).......

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh man this is powerful...the sardonic tone is perfect...love the ending..

this speaks volumes as to what we learn from our fathers...how we emulate them, and sometimes that is not the best idea...

good write
jacob

[Kaylor Mason]

I kinda agree with Ashley Jordan below. This cycle needs to be stopped, unless you want your son to be exactly like you in every way

[Marie]

I read this twice before I really understood. Eventually the son must stand up to the father. I like the way you developed the poem.
Your thoughts on anger are encased in my story "Anger", which I have not posted yet.