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Array ( [sid] => 58452 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Walk a Little Staighter [time] => 2004-08-01 22:51:12 [hometext] => This poem is for my dad because he is a huge alcoholic. [bodytext] => Can you walk a little straighter, Daddy?
You're swaying from side to side.
Can you walk a little straighter, Daddy?
You're leading me.

I need you, don't you know?
But you're never, ever home.
This is why I need you,
This is why I am writing this poem.

Can you walk a little straighter, Daddy?
You never listen to what I have to say.
And when we do something together, Daddy,
You always seem to have your way.

I cannot understand
Why you do those bad things
You know they just hurt you, Daddy
'Cause the more you hurt yourself, the more you're hurting me.

Can you walk a little straighter, Daddy?
Because you know I love you so.
Can you walk a little straighter, Daddy?
You're leading me. [comments] => 6 [counter] => 237 [topic] => 65 [informant] => Stew [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 8 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => toughstuff )

Walk a Little Staighter

Contributed by Stew on Sunday, 1st August 2004 @ 10:51:12 PM in AEST
Topic: toughstuff

Can you walk a little straighter, Daddy?
You're swaying from side to side.
Can you walk a little straighter, Daddy?
You're leading me.

I need you, don't you know?
But you're never, ever home.
This is why I need you,
This is why I am writing this poem.

Can you walk a little straighter, Daddy?
You never listen to what I have to say.
And when we do something together, Daddy,
You always seem to have your way.

I cannot understand
Why you do those bad things
You know they just hurt you, Daddy
'Cause the more you hurt yourself, the more you're hurting me.

Can you walk a little straighter, Daddy?
Because you know I love you so.
Can you walk a little straighter, Daddy?
You're leading me.

Copyright © Stew ... [ 2004-08-01 22:51:12]
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Re: Walk a Little Staighter (User Rating: 1 )
by emystar on Sunday, 1st August 2004 @ 11:18:06 PM AEST
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I can certainly relate to this as my kids father is a recovering alcholic. I divorced him when my children were young and raised them alone with out any help from him.
I'm sorry u have to go thru this.
Sad but awesome writing.
luv, huggs,
emy

Re: Walk a Little Staighter (User Rating: 1 )
by MLCstar on Sunday, 1st August 2004 @ 11:42:46 PM AEST
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I like your use of repetition and your innocent prospective. Again, well done.

Re: Walk a Little Staighter (User Rating: 1 )
by Alina on Monday, 2nd August 2004 @ 05:44:21 PM AEST
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Great write. You recently read my poem titled "MOMMY" and asked for me to read your poems, so... here I am reading and commenting. I love this poem and I understand how it is because my mother is an alcoholic. It gets tough, but I've learned from her examples to not be the way she is when I have children. keep your head held high always, and turn your expiriences now into good lessons for the future.

Re: Walk a Little Staighter (User Rating: 1 )
by savedbydeath on Monday, 2nd August 2004 @ 05:45:41 PM AEST
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i can relate,kinda,my dad is 2 an alcoholic but i moved away from him when he started to hurt me physically,its a good thing that hes not at home when hes drinking but its not a good thing that he drinks,i really hope u have something against drinking so u don't end up drinking urself when u get older,i really like this poem keep up the good work and i hope ur dad quits drinking not just 4 u but his self 2,take care

savedbydeath

Re: Walk a Little Staighter (User Rating: 1 )
by waos on Thursday, 5th August 2004 @ 11:31:59 PM AEST
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That's really really good. So innocent sounding and it rings so true, that those of us who are leading all need to "walk a little straighter" because we never know who we are guiding off of the path. Wow, that's a really good poem there because it really gets a person thinking. Very good job.

Re: Walk a Little Staighter (User Rating: 1 )
by grip-wth-broken-fingers on Saturday, 7th August 2004 @ 04:41:18 PM AEST
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sad but intreguing xgripx

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