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dear allan,
i’m writing to thank you for your guidance
during my teenage years i was troubled
hellbent on fairness and equity
you modeled for me
conscientiously, effectively and a little accidentally
that supremacy not empathy is the key to good therapy

dear allan,
my 10 year-old brother ran out the room
you dragged him back in kicking and screaming
you bent his arm behind
placed your knee on his spine, then said,
“misbehavior will not be tolerated.”

that day i learned that might makes right
life isn’t fair and i have to fight
with every weapon ethical and non-ethical
that i have at my disposal
the unconventional and indefensible
need to be acceptable in fact maybe commendable
but bad kids aren’t correctable
it’s regrettable but alas, allan,
you’re the professional

so i listened

and my mom clearly took your message to heart
she kept hitting us until we broke apart
then we got too big, and we hit back
but, hey, allan, you probably knew that

thank god for my dad who pulled me out of that
environment and breaking the cycle
you remember my dad right?
the guy you were hired to undermine
and malign
well, he’s fine
thanks for asking

dear allan,
i guess i just wanted to say,
i can’t believe you’re still working with kids

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from Song​-​A​-​Day May, Volume VII: 7 Years in Regret, released June 9, 2022
lyrics by terry brennan

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Michael Hahn Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Michael Hahn is a singer, songwriter, sound designer, and recording engineer from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. In his music he explores humor, love, loss, vulnerability, anger, and hope. Follow "Mom Fears My Music" on Facebook and Instagram.

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