Today

To my son, I will now say goodbye To my son today I will sit and cry, I thank you my son for the love and your living And I thank you for your smiles and your giving. Now I think of all the things that we've done together As father and son without the mother, With the travels and the adventures that we both had Now as I reminisce, I feel glad. Please remember that I was always there for you Because for the longest time it was just us two, And whenever you needed help or just a helping hand I swear I always did my best to help you stand. Many times I did without so that you could have more Many times I suffered severely, so that you wouldn't feel poor, I had nothing, but I always wanted you to be happy and to smile For you I have even walked barefooted over rocks for over a mile. I was the best father that I could ever truly be I always put you first even before my lovers, and even me, And every promise that I made to you I always kept And many times without you knowing it, I wept. At you I never did get mad or did I ever scream or holler Even when I gave you my very last dollar, Judging or not believing you I always did forbid Because, I believed that you needed anything more than I did. To my son as I still sit here at my home all alone As I still sit on my couch contemplating, just holding my phone, I wished that you were here at my side, which is no lie Because today my son…… I die. Randy L. McClave