within a decade, my twenties,
I became a father three times
scared,
oh yeah,
no training manual to prepare me
looking back at those pictures
of myself,
I looked and felt
so young then
man,
what an honor
and yet
a truly incredible responsibility
how did I do it all
I really,
really don’t know
I just got up and did it each day
as I knew how ~
~ somehow,
somewhere,
I found the strength
deep down inside me
I only had the example
of my father,
some things he did
I swore,
not to do
and boy oh boy
did I make mistakes
later to tell my father I now knew
and respected him more
for what he did
you do the best you can,
making decisions
that others won’t like
your family counts on you
while taking for granted
the security you give them ~
~ well you ask me
to be a good father
I can only shrug my shoulders
where, where do I begin
if you are already on the journey
I can only sympathize with you
not judge you
and if you are not a father yet,
you’ll fret
and worry
while finding a way, somehow
for being a father
is truly an experience worth living
lasting in its value
a whole lifetime
so from one father to another
the wisest thing I can tell you is,
how proud I am
to truly be among our kind
“The most humbling honor I’ve had in life, is to be a father; whether I’m a good one or not is for my children to decide; and yet, I’m forever grateful for this opportunity bestowed as a blessing by the creator of life, ‘cause I’m giving fatherhood all that my heart and soul can give.”
peace out
Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~