So those of you who know my father passed away March 25, 2008. He fought a hell of battle and in the time I got to spend with him I was able to make up for some of the time, I got to hear him say I love, even tho I always knew he did. I love him more than I ever told him and I just hope he realized that. I got to take care of him for a couple months before he passed and I cheished every second and will never forget him. He was the best father I could ever ask for. I will miss him forever, but I know he’s watching over me up there making sure I stay in line.
I love you dad and never forget all you have done for me.
The Strongest Man I’ll Ever Know
My Father
Never showed pain
Never showed weakness
To me he was made of steel
Pain and weakness
Was something he couldn’t feel
The strongest man I’ll ever know
He could never be hurt
I always thought
He would live forever
The fights we’d have
The painful words we’d exchange
I never thought things between us
Would ever change
Everything about our relationship
Would always remain the same
Than thats when the news came
One word can destroy lives
Cancer
Thats what the said
No way
Not my father
This can’t be real
This has to be a lie
The man who I thought
Was made of steel
The man who raised me
How could I be so blind
I never thought for one moment
That he wouldn’t be here anymore
The thought never crossed my mind
My biggest regret is not realizing
His love I felt when I was a child
Never changed
I pushed
He pulled
But no matter what
We always found our way through
Now one of my biggest fears
Losing the man I thought was made of steel
I wish I could take back all the years
I wish I could erase the pain
In the time he has left
As hard as it may be
I have to show him
He means the world to me
No matter what happens
To me
My father will always be
The strongest man I’ll ever know
I Love You
After all the fighting
After all the tears
Is it to late now
After all these years
To tell you
How much I love you
Now that I am grown
And have started a life of my own
And that bond
That we once shared
Is now gone
Will it still mean as much
As when I was a child
I know we’ve been distant
For far to long
But what can you say
After all these years
When we would take
More time to fight
And push each other away
Sometimes the silence
Is what makes you think the most
About the times you were there
The times I choose to forget
And only to remember the times
That you weren’t
Is it to late now
After all these years
To tell you
How much I love you
And always will.