I have become my father, well not exactly

anything close to what I recall. The man

who guided my heart and soul through time

without me realizing at in life how bold,

his actions always were on my behalf.

His actions always were on my behalf

honorable as I recall, the spirit of dad

suddenly there and sometimes gone again

where I often did not know but mattered little

for you were my dad, and I knew you were

standing right by my side whenever I faced

a value, a circumstance, a desire, a passion.

I wish I had taken the time to ask you then

what it might feel like today, back when …