My Dad
Dad is what you are
You slid into my life like a shooting star
You brought balance and comfort in
You brought me into a land with your grin
For a long time we were alone
For a long time we didn’t have you in our home
I still remember the absence of your presence
I still fill joy from gift of your essence
The way you worked so hard every day
The way you smiled in your loving way
The things you gave me that I never had
The way you walked in and became our dad
Though not borne to you as your own
Still my heart is filled with the love you have shown
My heart knows the love present in your hands
Through each callous and line I understand
You are the father I wanted before I knew
This I know in my heart is true
The man who took us to a humble home
And crafted it into a Palace of Rome
This it might seem to me
You brought us from the straights of poverty
You loved my mother with all your heart
You loved us all from the start
Yes, you are the father I love
The one sent to me by the angels above
I thank god for you each day
I thank god for sending you our way
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