what right do i have to follow the path
of least resistance i asked him once,
but see he was way past speaking by
then, all he did was stare and breathe
heavily
i wanted to push his hand away
instead i held it, cleaned his mouth
moved his curl from his forehead
it was terrible this path of least
resistance
that he chose: i prefer death by
drowning, by execution, by car
by any other means but to die
with only
a half daughter at his side: was not right, not right at all
