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My Father's lessons

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life

My father taught me that

I am not his mistakes

That I should not try to be

What he could not become

Even though he sweats blood

And tears in order to provide

Me with

The life that he could never achieve

I am not his shortcomings

Nor am a tool for him to reach

That goal

That he failed to reach at his prime

I am not my father

Nor am I his sins

Even though his blood

Runs through my veins

And is pumped by this beating

Heart

I am not his sins

So I shouldn't carry myself

As if I am reaching

For that distant star

That he flew into orbit for

But his thrusters failed

To give him full throttle

And he was just shy of reaching it

Now he simply floats in space

Being tossed into a blackhole

To ponder his failures and mistakes

I am not his second chance

At tasting glory

Nor his chance at crossing

That finish line which aluded him

I am the star in his eye

Which he can reach and touch

I am his greatest achievement

And his greatest motivation

To give his all every single day

So that I may have the chance

Of reaching my goals

Without being inhibited

By the trials that he had to face

I am his love

Cloned in flesh and blood

I am his wisdom

I am my father's son

Not another version of him

In which the flaws

Of the pervious version

Are polished and smoothed out

I am my father's son

But not a better version of him

I am me

And my father taught me to value

Life and treat it as the gift it is

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		Woven says: My goodness, such a powerful tribute to a wonderful dad, one who knows all about unconditional love, and showered you with his wisdom. Fabulous expression! poems by this commentor Stepping into Poetry Hope of Spring The Best Medicine
		poetunleashed says: Woven thank you very much, the lessons we learn from our parents come in handy when we all grown up and facing our own struggles poems by this commentor i need you Goodbye, now everlasting Happiness the pursuit

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