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Fatherly Attributes
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A psychiatrist's reflections on Father's Day.
POETIC REFLECTIONS
Kostia/Adobestock
Fathers are human
perfectly imperfect souls
coated with perennial flaws
Fathers are human
resilient hydrated beings
feuled with generational wisdom
Fathers are brothers
steadfast vivacius spirits
engineered with heavenly hands
Fathers are men
sensitive masculine creatures
devoted with humble love
Dr Clark is an outpatient psychiatrist at Prisma Health-Upstate and clinical associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville. He served on the American Psychiatric Association’s Task Force to Address Structural Racism Throughout Psychiatry, and he currently serves as the Diversity and Inclusion section editor and advisory board member for Psychiatric TimesTM.
