Fathers

Fathers are

more fathering

these days   they have

accomplished this by

being more mothering

what luck for them that

women’s lib happened   then

the dream of new fathering

began to shine in the eyes

of free women and was

irresistible

on the New York subways

and the mass transits

of other cities   one may

see fatherings of many colors

with their round babies on

their laps   this may also

happen in the countryside

these scenes were brand new

exciting for an old woman who

had watched the old fathers

gathering once again in

familiar army camps and com-

fortable war rooms to consider

the necessary eradication of

the new fathering fathers

(who are their sons) as well

as the women and children who

will surely be in the way