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You Looked Up To Him

That tiny infant you held in your outsized hand
    gently held your arm as you stumble-walked
  down the block for a bit of fresh air, and when you turned
    toward him, you looked up to him, as if to a father figure... 

  Long ago, you showed him how to hold a hammer and nail
    though now his body vibrates energy while your skin is pale
  
  You hit him fly balls that flew so far, his little-boy jaw
    dropped in awe at what a powerful dad you are

  When you put your arm around him and brought him close
    the both of you felt nothing ever could, nothing ever would 
      come between you
                                                          ~ until it did

Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2023

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Kim Rodrigues Date: 7/1/2023 5:47:00 AM Life changes so over the years. I cook for my dad weekly, having to make myself home in my mother’s kitchen. I can still hear her asking me if I want to eat… I miss her coffee too. I make myself at home. I cheer Dad..I wine…His martini. Kids and grands change…we all do. Throws us off balance. Remarkable. Thought-provoking poetry! Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/1/2023 9:20:00 PM As our parents change from gods to alarmingly human, our bubbles burst one by one... Yet we live on... Thanks for the compliment, Kim!

J. Summers Date: 6/29/2023 7:23:00 AM Gershon, you have outdone yourself with this beautiful and poignant poem. “Until it did,” they don’t write endings like that much anymore. John Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 6/29/2023 7:34:00 PM So glad it moved you, John. I admit that I was pleased with it too. Thank you so much! ~ Gershon

Bill Baker Date: 6/29/2023 6:27:00 AM That is beautiful, sad, and very true. Nostalgic ... like Shirley said. Life can be challenging at times ( okay almost all the time ) lol Thanks for sharing, Gershon. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 6/29/2023 7:35:00 PM Bill, thank YOU for your steady support. Peace and Strength, gw

John Lawless Date: 6/29/2023 3:10:00 AM AND THEN.....you get to watch him do the same with his sons....and smile....thinking...maybe I didn't do too bad a job...((Gershon, the captcha for this one came up...CRY)) Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 6/29/2023 7:36:00 PM CRY -- How about that. ... And, yeah, I coulda done worse...

Shirley Hawkins Date: 6/28/2023 9:35:00 PM That is beautiful, sad, and very true. Nostalgic Login to Reply