FATHERS DAY
Even though
I’m far away
Even though
I couldn’t stay
It doesn’t mean
I didn’t care
Sometimes life
Just isn’t fair
There are times
When we’re alone
There are times
We only phone
I cannot hold
You in my arms
I only pray
You don’t find harm
I promise this
To you my dear
When I am free
You’ll never fear
I’ll give my all
In every way
I promise this
On fathers day
THEIR OLD MAN
There is no doubt
You must agree
Life is hard
When you’re not free
This pain I have
This loss of feel
It’s something alive
It’s something real
I cannot bend
Or even break
I must be strong
For their sake
And as I
Hold this line
Outside these walls
Are children of mine
They too, live
Day by day
They too, have
Words to say
I hope they share
All they can
Share their hurt
With their old man
THE DAD I HAD
As I sit
In this place
And think about
Time and space
My mind drifts
Back to when
I was young
And clean of sin
When all that was
Asked of me
Was to be polite
And dirt free
Looking at
My life today
Of where I am
What can I say
All the times
That I thought wrong
Of how he sang
The same old song
He did all he could
To keep me from bad
It was me who failed
Not the dad I had
-peace