Father

I never knew my biological father Always hated him But needed him to be there Or at least thought I did What I didn't realize was that I had you, all along To teach me to play baseball To help me learn how to ride a bike To guide me and mold me into a man I never realized that you were there I always resented you That you were not my real father I see now That I was wrong You are the only father I have ever known I never thanked you for that Thank you Thank you for being there Thank you for teaching what I needed to know Thank you for protecting me Thank you for being the best father you could be Even though I was a rotten son I'm sorry I got through 19 birthdays without him I got through my first date without him I went to the little league playoffs three times without him I got a great job without him I am going to go to college without him I am going to marry without him I am going to be a father myself, someday, without him Who needs him? You were there for 19 birthdays You were there when I left for my first date You were there at all my games You were there when I got that job you will be there then I start college You will be at my wedding You will see your grandchildren I'm not glad he's dead I wasn't sad when I heard the news This poem is just to say I'm sorry for never being there for you, as a son Like you were there for me, as a father And to say Thank you for being there for me Even though I never knew it at the time Thank you, fatherI wrote this as I watched an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. The one where his father came back. For those of you that have seen the episode, you may recognise that I pulled some of the words from that episode. I did change them to suit me, and yes, not my words, but they are my emotions. If you like this poem, tell your father that you love him. Show him that in some way, whether he is your biological father or the man who has been there to help you grow up. He may not be your \ Written February 6th, 2002 © on Feb 06 2002 11:23 AM PST   0 • 10