Pretty Horses

I know these things
they take time to heal
like most afflictions
of the heart

as a child
in the beginning
he was
my hero
he could
make me laugh
to dizziness
and wonder
at the grace
of racehorses
and George Best

as a young man
i despised him
like Thatcher
he hurt us all
with words
discouragement
and power

but these days
i love him again
we can talk
of Cormac McCarthy
and Michael Owen

the remains of the day
are not for wasting

he is my father