Dad

if I learned to love others
it was through your compassion

my love for arts and poems
came only through your passion

at times I broke your heart
but forgiveness is your virtue
my acceptance is your choice
for eternity your love is true

a noble prize winner
I never intended to be
yet a winner above all
in your eyes you made me

I was never Liberace
yet  you're my biggest fan
a prodigy by no means
but I do what I can

poetry and a novel
I write and have tried
you see them like Dickinson's
and read them with pride

our visions are diverse
the differences are there
some regrets I still have
yet we're still a pair

independent and strong
I have grown to be
a reflection of you
two of a kind are we

my backbone and friend
oh and my dad also
I love you immensely
no matter how high or how low

Happy Father's day!