Declined
The sins of the fathers
get delivered to sons--it's true.
They're also sent to daughters, too.
I guess the useful lesson I've learned
is that the package can be returned.
Sometimes you need spare boxes,
you need receipts,
you need to lay everything out
nice and neat,
taking careful notice of the
addresses and names--
and just ship that nonsense back from
where it came.
Heck, just write
"Return to sender,
wrong address"--
you do not have to accept
any of this mess.
If they try to hand-deliver,
refuse to sign.
"I did not order this:
package declined."
If they leave it waiting on the porch,
maybe hit it with a torch.
But if you weren't there where
the trouble begins,
maybe you don't have a use
for those sins.
You have your own stuff
for which to atone,
so just leave that old man business
alone.
