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The Father

June 18, 2014
By GraceHalvo3740 BRONZE, Rapid City, South Dakota
GraceHalvo3740 BRONZE, Rapid City, South Dakota
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Favorite Quote:
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.


I stand here and look out, upon his face,
And this is the difference a baby makes,
My child sits there, next to his mom,
Crying and screaming like someone set off a bomb,
My heart skips a beat and starts to ache,
As my baby, for the first time, begins to wake,
I feel my every sin being washed away,
Purged from the heart that I know today,
Suddenly, I feel I’d do anything,
To protect the small thing in front of me,
Staring into those big, blue, eyes,
I’m thinking of all the useless lies,
That I’ve told to people for reasons old,
Near I was, my soul close to sold,
But I was brought back by that figure in the crib,
The one whom I struggle to simply bib,
So think not wrong, make no mistake,
This is the difference that a little babies make,
To their fathers,
To their mothers,
And to all the others.


The author's comments:
I was inspired to write this piece after watching a show about soldiers fighting in war and seeing how attached the men were to their children. I thought of all the things I've done wrong, that most of us have done wrong and wondered how you would feel about it after you were given such a wonderful gift as a baby; bad I assume.

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on Jan. 7 2015 at 6:26 pm
GraceHalvo3740 BRONZE, Rapid City, South Dakota
3 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Sorry for the typos.