Dad

Dad

Dad things aren’t always as they seem.
Often the outside is only there to hide the inside.
Neither of us say it often enough to each other.
I am your son and you are my father.
I love you to my very core and that’s for sure.
Hard words have been said before.
From me to you and you to me.
Water under the bridge t is today.
Yes, water gone by and more going by every day.
You had expectations of me.
I had expectations of you.
Both only wanting the best from one another.
Words were few and far between.
Seeing eye to eye was hardly ever seen.
Though I never said it through my days.
Thank you for being my dad.
I couldn’t imagine it any other way.
Someday one of us will be gone.
Before then though I just want you to know
That I am proud to be your son.
Life is what it is and moves on.
It won’t wait for me to say these words too you.
Simply words but rarely said, “I love you Dad”
So those words now said I feel a burden lifting.
An easing of my mind that time can’t take away.
You are my Dad and I love you.
I am me and you are you.
I can’t change you.
You know, you can’t change me.
So let us just be what we are in this life.
A father and a son.
I love you Dad.