
I am grateful for a father who came and got me/rescued me from gangs of bullies/ waited at the bus stop/ if I was more than thirty minutes late/served as griot to the family/I am grateful for the caution and the care he brought to his mission of fatherhood/for the stories and the reality of the life he built/especially how to be angry/how to grieve/how to laugh/play and dance/for teaching us through quiz and riddles: do you know what is the shortest verse in the Bible/ Jesus Wept/