my dad

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your dad?
  he drowned in a bowl of soup

your dad?
   yeah, i know him

you know him?
   yes, i do
   i know
   he's my dad
   he's rich
   he's an architect
   he owns a lot of properties
   he pays for my tuition
   he wants what's best for me
   he provides me clothing, food
   he sends money for bills
   he planned my future
   he loves me dearly

what else?
   yes, i do
   know
   he wants to change me, a solid rock
   he wants to change me, an LGBT+
   he wants to break me, a sword
   he wants to break me, a ceramic doll
   he wants to shape me, a dry pot of clay
   he wants to shape me, a body of water
   he wants to constrain me, a butterfly
   he wants to constrain me, a horse
   he wants to cage me, a bird
   he wants to cage me, a lion

is that all?
   my father...
   i do not know
   anything else...
   i do not know
   his favorite color
   his favorite basketball league
   his favorite instrument
   his favorite song
   his quirks
   his hobbies
   his talents
   his childhood years
   his fantasies
   his dreams
   his teenage years
   his wisdom
   his reasoning
   his thinking
   his emotions
   his passions
   his endeavours
   his purpose
   his religion
   his cult
   his opinions
   his perceptions
   his explanations
   his departure
   his arrival

   his departure...again

   his arrival...again

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