We

We laughed as children
together 
         we played
games of my childhood
in reverse, like this:

You were old, Father,
talked like a perfect
child 
      as I once was

a beautiful child,
I sat under news

of the well-informed
mind of a distant 
father 
       I have learned
the art of reading
commentaries, or
obituaries,
in reverse
           Imprint:
You were a good father.
You will make a good son.