Tuesday, February 17, 2026

DAD TIRED by Duane L. Herrmann

 

Kelemen Boldizsár

DAD TIRED

He was so tired,

    my tired Dad,

        always tired.

He worked eighteen-hour days

    in summer,

        twelve in winter.

No one ever said, "Thank you,"

    though we were   

        his reason.

His last day was in the field,

    working still -

        he worked himself to death.

Now he’s gone   

    now we know   

        now it’s too late.

His tractor drove

   across his body

crushing bone and tissue.

© Duane L. Herrmann


Duane L. Herrmann

With degrees in Education and History, Duane L. Herrmann has work published in print and online, in fifty-plus anthologies, over one hundred other publications (Gonzo Press, Tiny Seed Literary JournalPage and Spine, etc), plus a sci fi novel, eight collections of poetry, a local history, stories for children, a book on fasting and other works, despite an abusive childhood with dyslexia, ADHD, cyclothymia, an anxiety disorder, a form of Mutism, and now, PTSD.  


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