On Fatherhood

I am

no

philosopher

my brains can

only putter

     so far:

     on a

good day

     to the

trashcan

and back.

So,

I cannot

tell you

what

fatherhood

     is.

I can only

tell you

what 

fatherhood

     is like:

it is like

a mirror

suspended

before you

at every waking

moment &

you must

answer.

my brother:

do you

like what

you see?

~Caleb Choate