I held his hand and walked along
No fear whatsoever
In him I always bestowed upon
My trust which was blind
He took me places and taught me things
Showed me the meaning of emotions within
He taught me to love and live in peace
He cried and worried even if I would sneeze
I didn’t know who he was and why he cared
They told me he was my dad.
I never understood what that meant
And found his love too cagey
I fought with him as I grew
Hurting his heart and shredding it through
He never complained and kept his faith
He believed his son could never go bad
His trust in me was never ending
And with him I kept fighting
Over the years, I realized how much I loved him
But it was not until I had lost him
I didn’t realize what I had lost
He took with him a friend, philosopher and guide
Now I wish he would come back to me
I would love him and express it free
One thing in his lifetime I could never do
To tell him how much I loved him true
I wish I had said it before
Dad I love you and now I wish you were here