i am full-time father
half of the time
joint custody
feels like a divorce of my heart
every week
i live in two worlds
one connected and whole
one alone
the problem is
even when they leave
i cannot stop being a father
© 2022 Jason A. Muckley
Joint Custody #Poetry #Journey #Fatherhood
Poems for Warriors 
Can understand the feelings One can’t stop being a father. Any which way. Well expressed.
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Thank you 😊
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that is beautiful jason! I know you are a great dad, xoxo
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Thanks Carol Anne 🙂
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I remember this feeling when I first separated from my children’s husband. The move was the right one, but the pain of missing my children was awful.
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Yeah, it can be brutal sometimes even though we’ve been divorced for years now.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Come Read This!!
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I’m sorry. So well expressed.
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Thanks Shari!
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