I hate it when their dads die
their moms too
but dad always dies more
so, I relate
trying to sit through class
with your bones not there to support you
you dissolve into the desk
try to disappear
just tell me your alarm did not wake you
pull yourself together
and forget what day it was
like I did
when my dad died.
—Ibe Liebenberg
Ibe Liebenberg is a lecturer at Chico State University and a firefighter for Cal Fire in Paradise, California. He is also a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.
when my dad died.
