Daredevil Davy’s Lament
Thorin N. Tatge
As encoded by Daredevil Davy in The Autobiography of Peter Mint.
How is a father supposed to feel
when none of his children grow up real?
How is a father supposed to feel
when none of his children grow up real?
How can he strive their lives to keep
With none of them more than surface deep?
How are his wounds supposed to heal
when none of his family’s wounds are real?
How is a father supposed to feel
when none of his children grow up real?
Why, for the fear of mere dissension
are they denied their true dimension?
Parenthood’s never a perfect deal,
but for its grit, at least it’s real.
How is a father supposed to feel
when none of his children grow up real?
Though they have twenty persons’ wit,
their spark; their joy; what good is it?
None of these features can conceal
the fact that nothing they serve is real.
What does the love they give you do
When they have no heart, false or true?
How is a father supposed to feel
when none
of his children grow up real?