Father's Day 2014
When I was just a tot
Wearing a shirt just like yours
You taught me
How to play chess
As I sat in my child's chair
Next to your recliner
As we ate our fill of cheese and crackers
When I got a little older
And I needed new things to do
You taught me
How to swim
And how I love swimming to this day
Even though when I got older I learned
You couldn't swim yourself
When I was just about a man
And you got me my first suit
You taught my brother and I
How to shine our shoes
And soon I was in cadets
And I shined my boots every day
Until they made me a sergeant
I was so very proud
And I think you were a little too
That I had done so much
With what I learned from you
When I became a teen
You taught me
How to drive
And I kept that dream alive
Saved every thin little dime
And then one day
Bought a Cobra
And I was the envy of my friends
Oh my loving father
You gave so much
Yet asked so little in return
How could you be surprised
That you still are my best friend
Even after all this time
Oh my dear dad
Though age may take you soon
I won't stop loving you
Or doing all the things
You taught me
June 3, 2014
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Poems From Inside Me
PoetryThis is a chapbook of poetry that led me to dedicate myself to writing, whether it be for money or simply to express myself. In this book I talk about family, love, loss and all the illusions that life brings us through.
