I Know Who My Father Was...

I know who my father was – Who he was?

I heard his life beneath me: His pounding heart,

His very breath.

Imagine, I beseech thee,

A daughter’s head on a father’s chest;

A giant hand his crown, O sweet rise and fall; A love to which to drown.

It mattered not what he did,

What glories he achieved,

The day he held me as a child

Is everything I need.

He was my sun, my warmth, my light,

The thing that gave me life.

I love him now and I loved him then,

Come sunset as a knife.

And so I sought a memory

Before I let you rest.

I chose today and took my head

And laid it on your chest.

- Unknown

I love you and miss you everyday. 

Happy Birthday Daddy

2/4/44 - 10/11/08