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jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2001-09-04 12:49 PM

A Father Too

Never had a dad -
at least, not after conception,
not one I remember anyway.
I've seen so many…
all my friends had them,
and they were all different.
Met a few I would have given the job to,
had they wanted it,
met some that would have seen me in the grave,
before I would have called them dad.
Never met one I'd have given my soul to though,
don't think I ever will, because
they weren't there when I opened my eyes
for the first time,
they weren't there when I needed their strength,
and kind of support only a dad can give.
They can't provide the bond,
only My Dad would have felt.

I've been a dad for a lot of years -
I raised my kids in the only way I knew how,
learning as I went,
providing them with the kind of support
that can only come from the heart,
because I didn't know what it took to be a dad.

I've paid the price of not knowing right from wrong,
of not being sensitive when maybe I should have been,
of not understanding relations the way I should,
of not giving, no matter what I thought or felt,
of trying to be something I never understood.

I never had a dad,
but I've been one for many years,
and can only pray...
I was a Father too.

w. james beard, jr.
(c) September 2001

[This message has been edited by jwesley (edited 09-04-2001).]

Lady In White

Member Elite

since 2001-02-12

Posts 2799
USA

1 posted 2001-09-04 01:32 PM

This touches tenderly - there are no rule books and guidelines that every man can follow - only the sensibilities of his heart, the best place to start...

this touches, tenderly...

Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

2 posted 2001-09-04 01:35 PM

Jwesely, I can relate to this, as I grew up in the abscence of a mother, and also feared being able to be a good one to my daughter. I have learned that love has shown me the way...as I am sure your heart has too. With words like these, I am sure it has. Well written emotion from the heart. Is it no wonder that Texas has a special fascination for me, we have so many talented writers from there. *s*

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

(I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance~Garth)

[This message has been edited by Gentle Spirit (edited 09-04-2001).]

GhostWriter_6
Member

since 2001-09-03

Posts 237
??Amityville??

3 posted 2001-09-04 01:40 PM

i know where your coming from... i am the victim of divorce and my father left when i was 2. and now that i am a parent and i have a son of my own i try so hard to be there for him liek my father wasn't when i was a kid.. this poem i truly felt from the heart

1,
GhostWriter_6

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