Thursday, November 30, 2006

Joe

"Joe had a father,
And when I say 'had',
Well the story's quite sad,
But it's not like he died,
Rather that he denied
Ever having a son,
Having loved anyone.

Like in Empire Strikes Back
When Luke's under attack
And he just decides rather
Than accept that his father
Is the darkest of forces
He'd use his resources
To turn him around.

Except in our saga,
The absentee father,
Instead of announcing,
Spends his life renouncing
His role and his duty;
Rejects love and beauty,
Shoves his head in the ground.

The inverse of the plot:
Vader states what he's NOT:
"Joe, I'm NOT your father"
And Joe cries "I'd rather
Have a great, willing dad
Than you, so I'm glad
That you won't be around."

Joe's leaving home,
There are galaxies to roam.
There is evil to fight
And recesses to light
In the loneliest souls,
In emotion's black holes.
Who'll be found?"

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