The Hamlet Project

That was nice, that apology.
Nice that you took some responsibility
For your daughter’s tears.
Nice that you realized you overstepped your bounds.
But then you return to this going to the king business
It seems a little bit like
The Chief of Staff at the White House
Going to consult with the President
Over a problem with his kid –
And not the president’s kid, either –
His own. As if his own authority
Were not enough to handle the situation.
I picture a father leading his kid by his elbow
To go confess before the big cheese –
A confession that may not reflect well on the confessor
Or the subject of the confession.
It’s a circle of embarrassment.