It’s ridiculous to think
we don’t disappoint
someone every moment
of every day.

If father admits
never having son’s back,
it’s his revelation to ponder.
No thing for a son to forgive.

Selected byNolcha Fox
Image credit:Jacob Bentzinger
Jordan Trethewey

Jordan Trethewey is the poet laureate of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He has published work with many small online and print publications internationally, and his work has been translated in Vietnamese, Farsi, and French. He would be bewildered to know you are reading this right now, but would also be secretly pleased. :)

Find more of his work on his work here: jordantretheweywriter.wordpress.com