What my father said ...

How does the speaker's attitude towards not being able to play with his friends change?

A. The speakers attitude shifts from embarrassed to proud

Explanation:

In the beginning of the poem the speaker was embarrassed his father did not let him play with the boys. Then after the fire the speaker was happy the boys got in trouble and he wasn't in the mess.

Is that a poem?

If it is the one about the fire and the boys. Then the speaker doesn't like his father in the beginning because he isn't able to play with his friends. At the end he is grateful because the boys got in trouble and he wasn't involved.