Man , Husband , Father

( 10/24/12) First and foremost - I am a man And I had to gratify my needs Then she came along and planted her seed. Right then I knew she had to be part of my life So I made her my wife. But there was still something missing in my heart And it was tearing me apart. What was this need - this desire - that I had to fill? I couldn’t give up, it was bugging me still. Then it dawned on me that I would never be complete Until I had a child playing at my feet. I fulfilled my goal that my wife would No longer work- and all my friends called me a jerk. I was always taught that the man must be The family head - and on that road I would tread. Being in the food line since the age of eight I did not have to contemplate Every one has to eat ! So supermarkets and Restaurant management I had to defeat. I knew also that I would have to be a “ jack of all trades” - so I watched and questioned Others who had the skills of plumbing , carpentry Electrical too, these were things that a home owner must do. I had become her husband, chauffer, and her friend And to her , my ear I’d lend. All her appointments , I was there And the results we would share. Then the news came that I waited to hear That my wife was pregnant and my child she did bear. Now I felt whole, I felt complete This news wiped me off my feet I knew already That a girl would be the part Who would capture my soul, and heart. They say only a mother can know the Pleasures and pains- “ but” in a fathers heart He feels the same. He does not feel the kicks and turns And the morning sickness that a woman may feel But he shares the joys that he sees on her face As on her stomach his hand is placed. Now my need, my desire was filled And I rejoice to this day still. © L . RAMS