"Speaking Indifferently to him" Line 10
Hayden, in this poem, speaks of his being unappreciative towards his father. It is obvious that as an adult, he realized the many sacrifices his father made for him. He also recognizes how hard he worked, as seen in the lines "then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires ablaze". He regrets the disrespect he showed him, as in line 10 when he "spoke indifferently to him". Moreover, he recognizes his foolish behaviors and wishes he could have known some things back then, when he says "What did I know, what did I know, of love's austere and lonely offices?" He looks back at this man he now admires with a gentleness, and remembers him as a selfless and caring father, for when "the rooms were warm, he'd call". He let his son enjoy the comfort of bed until the warmth was comfortable enough for him to get up in. I feel as if everyone feels this way throughout their life, in which one wishes they had treated their parents with more respect than they did.
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