My Father's Heart

He often pulled me up with his strong muscular right arm

Believing my arm wouldn't rip out of my minute water packed body

He would throw me up high and catch me

And I laughed “Daddy! Daddy!! NOOOOOO!!!!!”

According to him it took me less than two months to recognize his voice

He would ask me how school was,

And spank me again (sigh) if I returned home with a classmate's writing material

He would sing to me,

And watch me respond to his tune until I fell asleep

He would stare at me deeply,

Attempting to discover what gene I hadn’t stolen from his body

He would wipe my tears,

When mummy bought me the wrong colored slipper

He would laugh hard and shake his head in shock,

When I pulled stunts only I could get away with

With the look and a sigh... he would say, “Oyrinnaya, daddy's own girl”

He would attempt to put on a straight face (epic fail)

When I told him how lucky I was to have him

I saw him cry once,

When his favorite girl disappointed him.

Then he quickly put back on ‘the ego’, the MAN I guess

Sometimes I get tired of hearing his complaints,

But the words come back to me clearly: “he gave it all up for you”.

I can not explain what the man means to me

The thought of his sacrifices makes me shiver,

And I wonder if I will ever be able live up to it

Or do the same for my unborn babies

I love how creative he is

Although he ages, he remains the award-winning editor of all my papers

He is patient and his heart is kind

When he hurts, it’s hard to fix it

Because somehow, he is always right.

He reminds me a lot of who I might become

And I weep in agony, because I fear I may not measure up

Whenever I succeed in consoling myself,

I rejoice because his reputation is one people fight to acquire

Yet I happened to find it freely moving in my amniotic fluid package

9 months after he gave a sperm to an amazing woman, my mum

From him, I have learned how to love, respect, behave, speak, learn and play

Most of all, I have learned how to enjoy life and have faith in the midst of nothing

In my heart, this young handsome MAN will live strong forever.

Classic memories of an amazing man

A man of wisdom, grace and elegance,

... A selfless jewel to the world