Dear Grandchildren:
There is irony in that the
last thing you will ever forget
will be one of your firsts
crush
love
kiss
sex
broken heart
first to never be forgotten
first to stick with you
first to make you feel like that
first to make you hurt
first to make you feel alive
knowing that the firsts will
teach you the most
honor you the least
cause discomfort
provide perspective
be impossible to explain to others
yet explain everything there is to know
These things I tell you
because they are true
because I know
Love,
Grandpa
P.S.
Don’t tell your parents
you learned any of
this from me
– Mark L. Lucker
© 2016
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I am a poet, writer and teacher who moved from Minnesota to New Orleans in 2008 to help rebuild the worst public school system in America. It is a huge challenge to say the least.
Now, after ten years, I have returned home to my native Midwest.
Writing - in many different forms and ways - has saved me untold thousands in therapy bills throughout the years. Reading my writings may do either the same - or just the opposite - for you. Read at your own risk, as I do not offer writer malpractice insurance. ;-{) I hope you enjoy what you read here.