highway patrol officer
fiction
edward w pritchard
my father beat me quickly in anger when i was a boy for i was disrespectful and defiant
my teacher chastised me at length when i was a student for i was skeptical and provocative
my employer removed me as a young man for i was disdainful and arrogant
my lover dismissed as an adult for i was self centered and envious
my son criticized me as an old man for i was aloof and goalless
the highway patrol officer stopped me for a burned out headlight and he was polite and kindly for i was a dutiful citizen
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it's a sad story
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