Daredevil Davy’s Lament

Thorin N. Tatge

As encoded by Daredevil Davy in The Autobiography of Peter Mint.

How is a father supposed to feel

when none of his children grow up real?

How is a father supposed to feel

when none of his children grow up real?

How can he strive their lives to keep

With none of them more than surface deep?

How are his wounds supposed to heal

when none of his family’s wounds are real?

How is a father supposed to feel

when none of his children grow up real?

Why, for the fear of mere dissension

are they denied their true dimension?

Parenthood’s never a perfect deal,

but for its grit, at least it’s real.

How is a father supposed to feel

when none of his children grow up real?

Though they have twenty persons’ wit,

their spark; their joy; what good is it?

None of these features can conceal

the fact that nothing they serve is real.

What does the love they give you do

When they have no heart, false or true?

How is a father supposed to feel

when none of his children grow up real?