when I was seven,
my Dad shouted during tea,
for I did not look in his eyes,
as he spoke to me.

he said it was rude,
"please pay attention to me!",
but I did not understand yet,
and neither did he.

by the age of ten,
I thought I'd figured it out.
forced eye contact with people,
so they wouldn't doubt.

"I'm interested,
see?...