Five Fathers' Days

Cherry

By blighters rock

Sun, 21 Jun 2015
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Five Fathers’ Days ago

the judge requested a clinical forensic psychiatrist

assess the risk I posed to my children

and their mother

 

Four Fathers’ Days ago

the judge ignored the report

and plumped on a fact finding hearing

for a Top Ten of my past misdemeanours

 

Three Fathers’ Days ago

the Cafcass officer recommended a domestic violence intervention

project

and I gave up the fight.

 

Two Fathers’ Days ago

the judge walked into Waterstones Camberley

where I was signing copies of my picture book

and I think she must have seen a ghost.

 

One Fathers’ Day ago

Cameron left his daughter in the pub

while I sat at my desk and decided it best

never to smile back at children again.

 

This Fathers’ Day

I painted my new flat in town

it’s gorgeous and I can’t wait for my girls to ring the bell

so we can catch up.

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Comments

Submitted by Canonette on

Lovely positive ending! Hope things are looking up.

 

Submitted by Bee on

Wonderfully set out and recorded with sadness and exhausting frustration. A tough journey with a satisfactory ending, which is actually a beginning. Sounds very real and true. In which case, congrats on your new home, and enjoy a catch up with your girls. If not true, it still sounds it, and still good. 

 

Bee

Submitted by RJF on

Great fun to read Blighters despite the troubling start. Hope you had a happy Fathers day! R

 

Submitted by blighters rock on

Cheers for reading. I'm starting to get much more positive about things now and I'm hoping for a good outcome soon.

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello Richard,

What a clever way to describe your frustrations and your determination not to give up on your girls. .Wrapping it up in the context of each Father's Day is a great way to show how important your girls are to you.                   

I never knew my father so don't  ever give up because their need is the same as yours.

Moya

 

Submitted by blighters rock on

Hi Moya, I just read this piece and found it hard to go backwards in time so thanks for sticking with. Sends a brick to my stomach personally but I suppose that must count for something. take care, buddy. Richard