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Noblesse Oblige (Free verse) by Christof

Five oak chairs. There once were six But some fat fool leaned back too hard While passing the port. They'll fetch less now the set is gone. It's a crime because Her father's forefather picked them up In sixteen-something in an Irish bog He was taming for Cromwell. See, The family has always believed in democracy. So, in memory Of her night in a van with a plasterer Who reeked of lager but you had to love His orphanage face and his hopeless laughter When she told him, see, I'm no ordinary daughter, She's selling her father's chairs To raise cash for the Socialist Worker.

poetandknowit 25-Sep-02/12:11 PM
Well, it is not exactly that simple. Like so many other things that go on, there are levels to it. I have two daughters, both magical creatures in their own right and separated by almost 9 years. Emotionally distant would never be an issue with me. Physically distant, well in most cases but not with the certain few. I never wanted children and here I have two, which is an oddity in itself. I believed the acts as an ultimate for of selflessness, I suppose. But like I said, there is much more to this than simple issues of gender, affection and guidance.




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