[Poetry] I Love You Father

I Love You Father As I traverse back down this memory lane With this lovely picture of a man with his cane. A hint of tiredness, a vision of dismay. H

As I traverse back down this memory lane

With this lovely picture of a man with his cane.

A hint of tiredness, a vision of dismay.

His windows dimmed beneath his tousled gray.

I remember those days when I was still a child

The efforts you did to pacify, every time I've gone wild.

With that ceaseless hide and seek, that tiresome chase

You still comforted me with your warm embrace.

Sometimes I felt that I'm not a good son

'Cause I always ignore things needed to be done.

Those white lies I kept just for you to impress

Became secrets that are now difficult to confess.

With all those burdens I added to your load

Am I worthy to be your son - your blood to be called?

Even those dearest words I'm about to utter

Became a statement that I always fail to muster.

You might have felt that I never cared for you,

My father - I love you, more than you ever do.

And if I could only bring back the days of yore

I would never give you the pains you tried to endure.

Created: February 19th, 2021 at 8:31am

Modified: February 28th, 2021 at 9:11am

A contest entry towards "Write from the Heart - Poetry (CLOSED)"

with the prompt "Write a love poem about memories from a photograph."