The Absent Present Father

<p>Happy Father’s Day... Please be advised this episode comes with a light trigger warning.</p>

<p>This week's episode is another of the "We Reads," segments. This post comes from a piece we wrote for <a href="https://defyingshadows.com/posts/">Defying Shadows</a> over three years ago now. We no long write for this site, but if you're interested in seeing more about them and their work follow the link!</p>

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<p>People had reached out and enjoyed the poems we read for the Therapy episode, so I decided to read two others this week.</p>

<p>Ad Finem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer</p>

<p>They're two of my father's favorite poems. He used to read poetry to me when I was very small and throughout my years. One of my most cherished books in my collection is a copy of "The Best Loved Poems of the American People." This was the book he read to me from as a child, though it's my own copy not his original one.</p>

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