Dear Dad Love Son
You ignore me,you deny me
you made me feel unwanted.
What did I do wrong?
I asked to be loved like a father to a son.
I wanted to learn,to grow
to know what a family is.
All my friends play catch with their dads
I don't even get to see mine.
Are you listening?
I'm right here Dad look at me!
Years have passed:I am now 9 years old.
I am in school and I am doing well!
I do my homework I clean my room.
I am a good son Dad Be proud of me!
9 more years have passed:I am 18 now
I am in my final year of high school
I'll be graduating at the top of my class.
I am in love and my girlfriend and I will
be attending college this Fall.
I want to do something with my life
I am going to do something good!
Aren't you proud of me Dad?
7 years have passed:I just turned 25.
Leann and I Graduated from college at the top of our class.
we are married now and are expecting a son in 4 months,I am going to be a Dad!
Aren't you proud of your little boy?
I am all grown up now!
2 years have passed:well I am 27 years old.
I am running my own business
my son is turning 2 soon and I don't ignore him
I don't deny him,I don't push him away
I do want him,I hold him
I love him,I listen to him.
Thank you for teaching me how to be a better man than you!
I love my wife,I love my son
I love the family I never had and I show it!
Why don't you show me that you're proud of me.
Copyright © Ronald Greenlow | Year Posted 2005
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