I Loved Him Too

I always knew that my father loved me Though he never said those words And hugs were not shared between two men I know, today that sounds absurd I remember that day I had to wear a tie But couldn’t create the perfect knot Though my father tried to show me how Follow his instructions, I could not He tried to tie it for me facing me But had trouble himself that way So he stood behind reaching around in front And I felt his hug the first time that day We both looked into the mirror As his hands crisscrossed the tie The image could not be clearer As I stared into my father’s eyes He may have been uncomfortable being this close to me As I stood so perfectly still I felt secure wrapped tightly in his arms Forget that feeling - I never will No words were exchanged between us two As the Windsor was pulled up tight He smiled, then messed up my just combed hair And at that moment the world was right I still wear the cologne he wore that day The smell of it brings back memories of my Dad And puts a smile back on my face Thinking about the good times that we had