unseen father
it’s father’s day…
jordan busson. 21 june 2009.
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i trace your jaw
as my fingers run across
my skin
and i know you
as i stand
in front of the mirror
and you stand with me
i look at your reflection
see you in my eyes
my nose
the shape
of my body
i am made
in your image
you’re here with me
in the flesh
even though it’s fifteen years
since you left me
i wonder
what you look like now –
will i be you
at forty?
is the man i never knew
the man i one day will be?
do you have
a wife
kids
another boy
you call son?
if i walked past you
in the street
would you know me?
or would you simply pass me by
as you did in life?
Anthea Slade
Oh Jordan this is stunning. So powerful and confronting…filled with honest emotion. I am deeply moved by your words and can feel the pain through your questioning and longing foro the answers. A rare beauty.
Vanessa Anderberg
Touching and heartfelt truths you write. Great work:)
Cassey
Beautiful writing without anger. I’m impressed by the maturity in all you write, and the maturity in your heart.
Ushna Sardar
touching words Jordan! powerful piece!
Ushna Sardar
Erika .
ahh Jordan…too painful to read …xx
skinnyman
wonderfully honest.
Mikyle
I’m about to cry. I think if people knew the depth and reality of this poem, they would too…
wigs
oh this is painful… heartfelt to the core
ArcadiaTempest
Your writing here speaks so much more than the verse that I can read…....you have my gratitude and admiration right now…..for having the courage to shine the light on this and I feel that in the pain I read here I also see someone who is a wonderful person in the making…..I hope you will understand that I also find this so very encouraging as well…...Turning the flip side up and knowing both sides is not something many have….YOU Jordan seem to me to have this quality and it shows in your incredible writing….XXXX
rubyjo
oh wow, looking in the mirror and seeing the features, wondering about the present and future. and the emotion. this packs it all in there.
Plum
Your father would be so proud of you as so many of your Red Bubble family are >:
J. Scott Coile
Tugging painfully at my soul…
Selkie
This gave me shivers.
oneperfectkiss
Love you Jordan. xx
JonoCarrick
Jordan this is incredibly moving and yet so beautifully and sensitively expressed.
AngelMay
It is wonderful that you imagine him in front of you, so close yet so far away.
Leda D
oh wow, so beautifully sad
Julialala
Congrats! You’ve been featured in The Art of Pain
linaji
Congrats on your features.. your work is so moving and from your heart and soul!!
mitch leeden
that awsoem good job its painful and understanding defiantly soemthing i can relate to
PJ Ryan
so sad .. so beautiful .. hugs x