I will not be a father again
I will not have a son
Nor can a lover threaten me with pregnancy
force me into the halls of 1801 Vine
Child support wars
where noone wins
where noone wins
2) I will not be a father again
I will not have a son
Everyone said I would learn how to be a father
but I never was given the instruction book
so I flunked fatherhood
made myself and others miserable
trying again
would be like the US again invading Vietnam
for the
same
good
reasons
3)I will not be a father again
I will not have a son
Now that I cannot be father, finally
I have become a one woman man
My timing has never been all that wonderful
Still, I look at other woman
But do not bite
this doggie knows
where he gets his biscuits
4) I will not be a father again
I will not have a son
I have deprived some woman
of the opportunity of misery
some unborn child
of a life of emotional neglect
some lawyers
of overwhelming court fees
I will not be a father again
I will not have a son
Love, now, without fear
Love without fear
originally from 1-20-90
one of my best decisions
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About bobsmall1
Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.
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