Blew up at my son
Lost my cool and scared him bad
Daddy’s a monster
Had lunch with a friend
Talked about me and my life
Not much about hers
Leaders serve others
The team’s interests before theirs
The Army says so
A wall between them
One Tom decided to build
But now it’s too high
Loves to do magic
But clumsy, he reveals trick
Cute and frustrating
Dad? Are you still there?
Tom trying to speak, trying
To say how he feels
Won’t clean up his room
No matter how much I yell
He’s no longer cowed
The art museum
A place of expression and
Learning to express
Moments of silence
As Tom struggles with his pride
He wants, but can’t ask
Mark, Matthew, John, Luke
Four steps on a winding path
Myth to history
Buy four cases of wineTwo for us and two four friendsPile them in back seat
Drive through ChicagoGet there in time for rush hourTwo hours to Gurnee
Life is so funnyEarly morning belches and laughsA room split three ways
Time keeps ticking by
Seconds, minutes, hours and days
Wait for what won’t come
Yes. What do you want?
What do I want? You called me
I didn’t call you, Dad
That’s why they pay him
Stand up to the big issues
Without and within
Why am I afraid
To broach difficult subjects?
A boss just says them
The Dow keeps fallingThrough nine, eight, seven thousandWhere is the bottom?
Snow falls from the skyOn people rushing to workWe struggle; it falls
Reading Moby-Dick
For the last time. Still drawn by
Theme but not by prose
Raised a good Cath’lic
And pregnant at seventeen
Are they connected?
Good friends and neighbors
Wine, beer and appetizers
We host Round Robin
Tom accepts the phone
His mind filled with suspicion
Hi, Ben, is that you?
Sue holds out the phone
Just take it, you proud old fool
Ben is on the phone
Ben is on the phone?
I did not hear the phone ring
Has he called for me?
She runs through the house
Calling out for Tom to come
Ben is on the phone!
A lengthy silence
Benjamin, he’s your father
Okay. Put him on
Pain in my stomach
Hernia, ulcer or worse?
Body breaking down
I play the parts, but
Where am I in all these roles?
Am I each or all?
Many roles to play
Husband, father, son, brother
Servant, boss and coach
