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A chapter in the book Family

Hypocrisy

by Treischel




Hypocrisy

I learned about
hypocrisy from
my dad.

He went to church
every Sunday
with my mom
                                         an usher,
                                         a Knight of Columbus
                                         too.

His temper was mean.
His soul,
A soul full of criticism.
                                          My name was -- stupid.
                                          I could never do
                                                          anything
                                                                        right.

When he beat me.
        I bled.

He loved my mom.
They had 7 kids.

He loved Jesus,
Prayed the rosary often.
We marched in the rosary procession
each year
too.
                                        Always had a girlfriend
                                        on the side.

                                       Many girlfriends.

                                            Many times,
                                      broke my mother's
                                                  heart.

He sometimes spoke
of love,
                                        but I never felt any.
 

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There he is, hanging on the wall of my brother Joe's den, with a picture of my mother.
He died in 1986.
Rest in peace dad.

This photograph was taken by the author himself on May 29, 2011.
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