
I sat today
and watched my son
recite his Spanish homework
with a pride and awe
that I have not felt since he came into my life
with his mother alongside,
seven years ago…

He suffers from anxiety and many needs,
and had to do the rectitation on camera
yet he sat like a grown man,
rehearsing as he went
working and working,
to get it right–
like I to get it right
to be father to him
since seven years ago…

He did it ! He won!
He pushed himself beyond
the crushing fear of one
who has seen such darkness
from where he’s come since
seven years ago…

He said “Thank you Dad, for helping me”
He had no Dad when we met;
his father having passed away
and his young life not quite started yet,
in a very dark place,
seven years ago…

And, Oh, how now
I finally see
what God has placed as a duty in me,
to be what this child,
what this young man,
must have to grow
to fulfil his plan
for me as a Dad to him,
I must always stand
since seven years ago…

Life has Deep waters
that’s how our lives are…
Who knew I would have two children,
but find him as well, from afar
That God in his guidance
had two more sons for me
Two, from another mother, two that needed me.

These that I did not make,
But both I gladly take,
With whom, like my own, I make mistakes
But whom I will never forsake
as my own,
since seven years ago.
How wonderful for you to be a dad to him, Joe! When one decides to love, it’s a gift for those who are there to receive it. 🙂
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Thank you for our kind words. It’s a difficult time at present and your words mean a lot….
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Sorry to hear that, Joe. May they look up soon!
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