Under the blankets all day
Mom nursing her bottle sings
snips of Irish tunes
When school is out
I go see Dad at his local
a brick joint the neon
down the side
B
A
R
He’s rough with me
hands me a crumpled tenner
for food, turns away, says
Go home, boy.
Susan Isla Tepper is a twenty year writer in all genres. Her most recent book, a Novel titled Hair Of A Fallen Angel, came out in the fall from Spuyten Duyvil Books, NYC. Tepper has also written 7 stage plays. Her third play titled EVA & ADAMO will present at The Tank, NYC, early fall. www.susantepper.com
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