I aspire to many things, small and large, near and far.  
I also wanted to tell this in a blatant, direct way the night this was recorded live at 
The Good Foot in SE Portland, Oregon.  
The only line I'd have liked to have changed is "not just create them as I was, but father them."  
I said that in the moment to add emotion, though it was not true to my story.  I was fathered.  
Enjoy the rest.  Kevin Bacon.  Bicycles.  Waterfalls.  Campfires.  Lauryn.  Pull-up bars.  Great aspirations.  

I want to quote Lauryn Hill

Garret Potter is the father of Therrien Potter. He has been a two time Ann Arbor Poetry Slam Champion and competitor at both the National and individual World Poetry Slam competitions. He is the author of Broken. Open. Ready, Without Reservation, New Book, Context, HIDE AND SEEK: A Poet's Memoir, and Other Nights Echo. The city of Portland, Oregon printed lines of his work in concrete at new light-rail train stations. With well over five hundred performances in North America, his work has appeared on NPR, The Promethean, Orange Lining, Christianity Today, Indiefeed, and more. He can be found in the library, garden, kitchen, thrift shop, and hardware store learning from those who know how things work. For more, see garretpotter.com