Papa Bear
Last month, you spent
$400 on the shirtless man
in your living room
You bought a steel box
as big as a brown bear
And said it was for Father’s Day
You even asked for contributions
Whatever you can spare
Don’t feel obligated
My obligation died
30 years ago,
when his heart gave out
Fathers are like nipples:
we all have them
But some are hairy,
some are useless,
and some sit bare
in front of the NASCAR races
Lannie Stabile, a Detroiter, often says while some write like a turtleneck sweater, she writes like a Hawaiian shirt. A finalist for the 2019/2020 Glass Chapbook Series and semifinalist for the Button Poetry 2018 Chapbook Contest, she is penning a second chapbook, as well as a novel. Works can be found, or are forthcoming, in Kissing Dynamite, Monstering, The Ginger Collect, The Hellebore, Honey & Lime, and more. Lannie currently holds the position of Managing Editor at Barren Magazine and is a member of the MMPR Collective.
Twitter handle: @LanniePenland Writer website: https://lanniepenland.weebly.com
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