Ts Lewis Poet Free verse

Father Figures

Sink or swim
You gotta get in
Hot or cold
no lukewarm 
Felon or
upstanding citizen 
the world is still
a stage
A man has to stand
on his own
no matter his age
Scary knowing 
just how crippling 
life can get
having the added pressures
of an average  education, 
no hero readily available 
and no father at home.
Stepping out the nest
thinking you're free
diving straight 
towards uncertainty 
Just remember 
it takes strength 
to soar without wind
Courage to stand
 upright again
Fail or succeed,
my job as a father
is not to impede
A man has to stand 
on his own
two feet
The clouds give
a skewed view 
You don't see the roots
or the trunk
nor the branch
or the axe mark
from someone taking a swing
All you see is the nest
and what's best
The ground is the foundation 
That'll show the rest
So on your way down
remember all the lessons 
I attempted to teach
Dust yourself off
and don't be too proud 
to use the ladder
I nailed along my tree
A man has to stand on his own;
never think,
you have to do it alone...

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