Dispute: Dad or son?

 

This found poem is created with the words of Ralph Fletcher of the story ‘The Last Kiss’. A conflict in this story is growing up, causing the main character to not be able to get his good night kisses which is an external conflict, specifically a man vs. nature conflict. This conflict is an external conflict because the protagonist is being affected by age, which is a natural occurrence, which is identified where at the end of the found poem the main character realizes he is too old to be kissed, quote: “Truth finally sunk in, I am too old”. To make the picture, I have used Canva and Preview. I am unable to find the original source of the picture.

Poem words:

“I’m going to bed, Dad”

“Well, good night, then,”

I was stunned. I went to bed.

Next night I decided to try again.

“It’s bed time,”

“Good night, then,”

Truth finally sunk in. I was too old.