Father taught us to fetch –
What else are children for?
I did not like his demeaning sneer
nor the way he lorded control
Mother learned to ask how high
when he snapped: “Jump!”
I vowed to be different
to never let him break me
But his arms were stronger
and my fear real, and so
From my father, I’ve learned to fetch –
Anything else I can get you, Dear?
(Ragtag’s Daily Prompt, hosted by Sgeoil is fetch. Image my own.)