ode to my father

by Antwan Fields - Aries

from the first time i understood what a father is supposed to be
i realized you were like a father to me
you would pick me up and comfort me when i would fall
when you left i sat and cried in the front hall
now i realize, i haven't wrote you a letter
i've treated you like my irish setter
but i'm better, cause i see that the way you are
was the way you were raised, my russian czar
my father, how i love you even though
my lifestyle you couldn't escape or ever know
i honor you with love, but i'm afraid that
when you find out my preference you'll knock me flat
but its what i chose, its what i do
youre my father and i'll always love you
so sick of the stigma that seems to come attached
i wish you were here with me but thats latched
and bolted to the floor, and if you never speak to me at the shore
i'll cry till i can't cry anymore.

Reason for writing:

    my father is in prison. he's SUPPOSED to be paroled when i'm 36. he may get out earlier, though...    

Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2001-11-17 16:47:28
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:17
Poem ID: 65756

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