Your Legacy
Your Legacy
For years, I watched you, learned from you,
You were my father, my role model,
For good or bad, right or wrong, indifferent,
Emotionally, you were luke-warm,
Physically, strong, determined, stoic,
Burying your pain, your sorrow and even loss
Deeper and deeper, inside you,
Do I mourn for you now?
In truth, I never knew you,
But I do mourn, not for you but, rather
What could have been, the relationship
We never had, the open, honest and even loving
Father-Daughter bond we could have shared,
Even today, when I think of you, I feel nothing
Perhaps that was what you intended, all along.
2 Replies to “Your Legacy”
Ingrid I feel the same as you feel in a sense but you see, my soul stands more out of sorrow when I read this poem. I did not have this kind of pain you had with your dad, I was close with mine, we had so much goodness from him, with his passing my soul took a left turn and never recovered. that is why I am still in so much pain.
Hi Linda, thanks for your comment. I’m so glad you and your father were close. He sounds like a wonderful man! And I’m sorry for your loss and your pain. I’m also extremely thankful that you had such a wonderful father!