We
called him “Dad” ‘cause he’s the one
who
helped to teach us what
we
needed to know for survival;
who
stepped beyond the love
his
own father knew how to express,
upping
the ante for our children;
who
believed in us when
we weren't sure anyone else did,
even
if he struggled to express it;
who
helped us learn to laugh at things
we couldn't change in self or others,
and
struggle with all the rest;
who
pushed us to move
out
of our comfort zones and into
the
places where we could see
the
faint reflection of what
God
has dreamed for us to become;
whose
heart broke when ours did,
even
if he didn't know how to let it show
through
that sandpaper exterior.
We
called him “Dad” ‘cause he’s the one.
©
2013 Todd Jenkins
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