Poem of the Week: I Want to Say How Proud I Am of You

Friday, June 19, 2020

June 20, 2020

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Father’s Day.

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A Father’s Day poem from a son to a father who has finally broken free of his addiction:

I want to say how proud I am of you

That you have broken free of your addiction.

It's something I don't know that I could do

Were I so sorely tried by your affliction.

My years of growing up were on my own,

As you were in the belly of your beast,

The two of us indifferent and alone,

Most in need of love while loving least.

How sad! That you and I have lost those years:

I, of childhood, and you, of your only child.

But now's the time for joy and not for tears,

For you are well, and we are reconciled.

Whatever life may bring or time may prove,

Know that you will always have my love.

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This week’s theme: Father’s Day