One Wish Contest
If I had one wish what would it be?
Well what would make me happy?
There is just so much to choose from.
Maybe its a king I'll become.
No, I wouldn't look right on the throne.
Perhaps I should think of someone other than my own.
What is something I wish someone had?
Then I instantly thought of my dad.
Now I know this saying is a cliché,
but he really is the best dad in every way.
The life that was chosen for him is very hard.
When life was being dealt, he didn't even get a card.
He worked tirelessly for so many years for us all,
and never asks for anything, not even something small.
So if I had one wish what would it be?
For my dad to be happy, and I pray to be half the father to my kids that he was to
me.
Yes I wish to be just half the man he was,
I would be great, just like everything he is and does.
~Chris Matt for my father Michael Matt
Copyright © Chris Matt | Year Posted 2011
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