Oh Father Boy, Oh Father Boy <br />You didn’t see the signs <br />You didn’t hear a thing did you <br />Oh Father Boy, my dear <br />You didn’t see, you didn’t look, you didn’t listen either <br />You didn’t try to understand <br />You didn’t take the time <br />You weren’t a Father, Father Boy, you weren’t a Father, Father. <br /> <br />Oh Father Boy, Father Boy <br />When a Father has a Boy <br />To be a Father, Father see <br />You have to see the Boy <br />The Boy inside the Father <br />And the Father in the Boy <br />But Father Boy, Oh Father Boy <br />You just didn’t pay attention <br />For a Boy to be a Father, Father <br />He cannot be a Father Boy. <br /> <br /> <br />(Previously published in Megaera, #4, Fall 2000)<br /><br />Laurence Overmire<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/father-boy/
