you used my father well
the fact that he was so openly cruel and violent
you used it well
to be seen as the opposite
the nice man
the real father figure
who can do no harm
who is so warm in the good light
the hero that I call when my father’s insanity bursts out
but I hold the phone
and I’m in pain
either way
and I try to remember the number of the police
but I think twice
brainwashed
when I know better
I call you instead
because I’m entrapped
Croque-Melpomene 