Love Poem: A Father Denied
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Written by: David Archuletta

A Father Denied

Delusional love, received in kind
Yearly styles of painted smiles
As if gold both did find

A pyrite love grown so cold
Seemingly,
Either bought or sold

A dalliance glowing of Hawthorne penned trait
Of Scarlett Letter ruse, and Lee's Mockingbird hues
A secret is borne of consequence great

A Child lives on, once thought not
In gabled house, nary worry fraught

A forgotten son is not the view
Photographs cherished, if only a precious few