The unknown familiar
I knew of you, but I never knew you,
At least the view that others may.
I listened to you and turned away
As if it was what I was made to do.
Times had changed by the time of me
Things that used to be had faded.
I hoped for more that wasn't to be
As my heart turned cold and jaded.
I knew of you, but I never knew you,
At least the view that others may.
A broken dream of a life ahead
Was all that was left of your world.
The possible end but on instead
A new path with the old past held.
I listened to you and turned away
As if it was what I was made to do.
A model of what a man could sum
against the odds and favor
A life spanned from sun to sun
A thousand lives the saviour.
I knew of you, but I never knew you,
At least the view that others may.
Should I have seen from down so low
How high you stood amongst the best
Could I have known the seed was sown
Before your head laid down to rest
I listened to you and turned away
As if it was what I was made to do.
I know now that I didn't understand
And I know it because I am the same
I know now I always had your hand
And you weren't the one to blame.
I know you now, like I didn't then,
From myself that time has blown.
I now hear your voice within my own
An echo of a time come again.
Every Father's Day I think of my own and the past that was as well as the opportunities missed. Tomorrow is the first Father's Day without my own being alive and I am unsure what kinds of thoughts will arrive on the doorstep to knock on my mind. We often carry a lot of baggage from childhood that manifest in our later lives in a myriad ways - but perhaps the wisdom of experience can help us let go of what wounds us while holding onto the lessons that can guide us. Instead of repetition, we should evolve to be stronger than the generation we are born from, even though they are always at our core.
What a powerful piece. Loss so relatable that I am confusing it with mine. I hope Father's day reminds you of the amazing father you are to your own child. May yours continue resting in peace!
Happy Father's Day Taraz 💙
I wonder if loss of life is so hard because it is a reminder of what opportunities were lost in life, opportunities not taken with no way to ever have the chance to take them again.
If anyone deserved a rest, it was him.
Thanks for dropping by Tez *
I will agree that it is a reminder of such opportunities for me. This has seen me trying to do everything I can for my offsprings. Like I am covering what my mum couldn't with me.
It is always a pleasure to feed off your mind.
Beautiful piece.
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So creative writing. I am amazed by your writing specially last four lines.
The very fact that you are thinking about it already makes you much more human than anyone who does not care about this day. I congratulate you, as a father, a father :)
For me this is a special holiday, although I celebrated it on September 20, because I am the father of my future father :) I am glad to return to commenting and reading your articles! I hope you are not very bored?
@tarazkp,
Has the growth of Small Steps become the compass that determines your future?
Do you relive the memories of your lost past by looking at her?
Or do you imagine your future?