My Father...

Father blessed, father raised me, father time, farther we grow…old tales left behind

Father left us, father changed number, for a month I thought we weren’t alright

Father pressure, father resented mother for the split at the time

Father slim, father suave, father serious, father and I...we weren’t alike

Father nearer, father closer, father breakfast, best food I’ve ever tried

Father showed me knowledge and that not knowing is fine sometimes

Father asked me, what he ask me if…I’ll be okay once he dies

Father saw it, black abyss, white ascension, flashing light

Father broken, father skinny, father struggling to stay alive

Father young, father healthy, father taught me how to ride a bike

Father with it, father crazy, he probably chopped up foos once or twice

Father ruthless, father protect us, father always gave advice

Father sensitive, father felt emotion, but father never let us see him cry

Father intellect, father watches, father always gives an eye

Father told us stories, told us problems, told us to never repeat his life

Father dreamt, father worked for 30 years a 9-5

Father missed it, father nightmare, to not leave his kids a dime

Father wonders, father listens, but he doesn’t know if we’ll get it right

Father asks us and we tell him that we’ll be fine

Father angered, father embarrassed, that his end is bedside

Father let us know, he let us know he didn’t want to see us cry

Father asked us, what he ask us if we’ll continue to fight once he dies...