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Fatherhood Poems - Poems about Fatherhood

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What I Do, I Do For You
Have I failed as a father? I asked myself. As You questioned, with anger in your eyes. And my heart is torn by your disregard, For all the sacrifices I've made in your life. You want to know...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, dad, family, father,
Form: Free verse
I See You - Part 1
Dear Single Mother, Who Works two jobs of 12 - 14 hour days to keep the lights on, & to feed little Johnny. I See you! Single Father Who Works stocking shelves and driving Uber at nights to...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, black african american, courage,
Form: Free verse



Paternel
Father’s toes are steel-capped, Rough, worn-out leather, a layer Of thick polish that cracks With each bend, each step. His feet carry a child’s weight, A bundle of laughter and bouncing curls Balanced at his ankles, shuffling Across outdated carpeted floors. A...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, family, father, love, memory,
Form: Free verse

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I Know a Place
I know a place where I've told you once That if I've told you once it was a thousand times To let me make the mistakes and spare you the burden And it seemed to reasonably rhyme But in...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, angst, appreciation, beauty, childhood,
Form: Rhyme
The Silent Cries
Mothers of the world, I plead with you, For each child you nurture, a life anew. Be they good or bad, in your arms they grew, Amidst a harsh world, let anger subdue. Fathers standing tall, can you comprehend? The...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, community, confusion, culture, discrimination,
Form: Ballad



Fatherhood
Raising these babies, As a father I done had my ups and downs, As a man I be praying I don't let my babies down, As a brother my religion has me focused on The Highest, As I pray...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, brother, children, dad, daughter,
Form: Rhyme
As a Dad
As a dad, who am I kidding? I never expected that I would Ever be a dad. As in I did not Think I would ever experience Another human being calling Me, their dad. I mean it’s not like I...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, appreciation, care, caregiving, child,
Form: Free verse
Author's Notes
Heaven Can You Hear Me? This Poem Was Inspired by Acknowledging the Fact that I am One of 7 Billion, That I Have Significance, and that My Voice and Presence Matters. This Poem Also Aimed at...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, father, god, heaven, identity,
Form: Free verse
Author's Notes
What a Life! I was Inspired to write this Poem, because I wanted to create a few verses that could readily or easily be turned into a song. It talks about the struggles of having something...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, father, forgiveness, freedom, hate,
Form: Free verse
Fatherhood Sans Giving Birth
Father is not just one who gives birth to children I have seen friends who lost their father when they were in teens and had to play role of father They curbed childish instincts to be carefree, play, eat...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, birth, father, fathers day,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Footprints In Time
Two taps in an oval, ceramic mold (time pause of my playful, jittery tot) were set to dry and decorated bold, placed with care in a rustling garden plot. Fresh blooms surround, abounding with vigor like children's laughter, sunshine's pulse...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, child, flower, garden, growing
Form: Rhyme
Family Plan
About the eleventh hour, Came a strong man of valor, Who came so meek and mild, With inner, unending power. His time was in an age, When Satan’s forces would rage, To take down the generation, Chosen to mark the day. Along came...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, devotion, father, father daughter,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Beach Ball In a Suitcase
So my son is knocking up The alphabet at the worktable He's onto the letter 'j' (Should it have a hat or not?) "Downward stroke, with a curl, Then stab his face." He's onto the letter 't' (The Romans pronounced it 'tay') "Downward...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, humor, humorous,
Form: Free verse
False Fatherhood
My father was a man once but never again His children watched as he welcomed his demons Whispering offers from which he couldnt abstain Quickly they betrayed him and held his freedom His face masked in umbra, his eyes,...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, addiction, dark, death, evil,
Form: Rhyme
Poems About Fathers and Grandfathers Iv
Poems about Fathers and Grandfathers IV Neglect by Michael R. Burch What good are your tears? They will not spare the dying their anguish. What good is your concern to a child sick of living, waiting to perish? What good, the warm...Read the rest...
Categories: fatherhood, family, father, father daughter,
Form: Rhyme

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