My father doesn\u2019t like surprises
\nWe tried to throw him
\na fiftieth birthday
\nHe found out and picked a fight
\nwith me and mum and Aunty Prue
\nin front of everyone<\/p>\n
I tried to tell him it was a positive thing
\nWhat do I want with parties?
\nhe said
\nI\u2019m half a century old
\nand not much to show for it
\nDo you want to drink to that?<\/p>\n
We drank to that
\nQuite a lot, actually
\nSo much so that my cousin\u2019s friend Dave
\nstarted to look quite nice, really
\nand Dave and I
\ncelebrated half a century together<\/p>\n
Funny that Dave and Dad
\nsaid pretty much the same thing
\nwhen I arrived eight months later
\nwith round belly proud
\nYup
\nFathers really don\u2019t like surprises<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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