April 26 Poem by David Lehman
April 26
Rating: ★3.2
When my father
Said mein Fehler
I thought it meant
"I'm a failure"
which was my error
which is what
mein Fehler means
in German which
is what my parents
spoke at home
Monday, January 13, 2003
Topic(s) of this poem: parents
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8/8/2026 12:19:58 AM # rel_20260806T081513Z_580e7f4
This man has a very complex mind- he leads you one way but then you find it was a feint... or maybe not