My first father-
less Father’s Day came
a little too soon
after the funeral,
plus my wife and kids
were out of town,
depriving me of
my own father-
hood, and rendering
me temporarily
wifeless. When I
called my mother,
she wasn’t home:
Please leave a
message, said
my father’s voice.
Father’s Day
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