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Rage

by Barry Koplen

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rage in search of Solomon didn't you know ? is it so hard to see that every minute with my child is precious as his first breath ? do you see these hands ? in this one, his face rested as my forearm cradled his chest, his button sized heart, his legs and toes that loved to curl and pinch folds of his mother's skin. I speak for him now. no, that is not true. I cannot. he is gone. I cannot find him. do you know where he might be ? why should you ? he is not yours. a rage consumes me. it is as a fire that claws at the mountains that ring L.A. it is as that spark of me that beats in his heart. hear it pound, too, in mine, my son. it started as a whisper in your mother's ear. now it is as that well of hope in the torchbearer's chest that heaves with the work of his relay. here, my son, my hands reach out for you, know this, my son, till then my rage will not be stilled.
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FatherTime: Stories on the Heart and Soul of Fathering
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Father Courage: What Happens When Men Put Family First
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Fatherneed: Why Father Care is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child
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Still A Dad: The Divorced Father's Journey
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Father and Child Reunion: How to Bring the Dads We Need to the Children We Love
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The Fatherhood Movement: A Call to Action
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Throwaway Dads: The Myths and Barriers That Keep Men from Being the Fathers They Want to Be
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