So I Acted Like One
He was silent, his face pale.
“So do not,” I said, “talk to me about pressure.
Do not tell me I don’t know what it’s like to carry weight for this family.
I have carried weight for this family that you cannot begin to imagine, in places you will never have to.
Here is what I have come to understand about you, Julian, and I need you to hear it.
You wanted the title of a family man.