Before I loved a Woman, I had a Father...

A #LostFathers Day Card

Before I loved a woman, I had a father…

He called weekly just to hear my voice

He listened as I processed my options

He helped me live into my choice

Before I loved a woman, I had a father…

He checked to make sure my needs were met

Sent random messages about his day

Told me how proud, as a father, he felt

Before I loved a woman, I had a father…

He shouted “rookie ace” when he answered the phone 

Took time to get a meal or smoothie with me

Hugged me tight whenever I came home

Before I loved a woman, I had a father…

He wiped my tears when I would cry

We argued intensely; its true

But I never questioned that he was my guy

Well now that I’m in love with a woman

He’s cold and distant when I’m around

The father I once knew…gone

Relationship buried deep in the ground

But as an eternal optimist, I believe

I can love who I love and still be loved

After forty-eight years being his first child

I’m hoping he can rise above