Rocky
last night
I saw the real
Rocky
he was just
a little kid
sitting there
telling his story
his life story
he just wanted
what all little boys want
and need …
a loving father
someone to look up to
someone you could count on
someone who would protect you
someone who would talk to you
someone who would believe in you
someone who loved you more than himself
Rocky never got any of that
from his father
quite the opposite
so he turned his pen into a magic wand
and created the dad he should have had
the dad all broken men
should have had but didn’t
this was important not only for him
but for all those
who grew up
abused and abandoned by a parent
or parental figure
whether it was a mother
a father
or both
movies like Rocky
help the helpless
feel less
a l o n e
TL