Dad's Words

You should never get your hopes up
Because you won't ever really do much.
You are a Finigan, and in the end,
The Finigans always get the shaft.
You're better off accepting it.
That way you'll never let yourself down.

I don't know why his words
Echoed over Mom's. Perhaps
It was the volume of his voice
Or the strength of his grip.

I wonder, if I could get him
To tell me different now,
Whether that would ring true instead.
But I fear that facing the truth
Of his impact on me
Would crush him, so I will
Keep silent, and as always,
Fight my own battles.