A man of strong morals
I believe I am
Of work ethics
Earning my keep you understand
Over many years
I’ve had to learn
Doing the right thing
Not always what you yearn
But time a great teacher
With age comes maturity
Through an honest heart
Comes inner security
An ailing father
Who wants to die at home
A daughter and son
Hesitate to pick up the phone
Do the responsible thing?
Or last wishes to respect
A decision must be made
A wrong choice to reflect
Wait too long his Angels will come
And take him to his final home
But how will we feel
With any regrets we own
Some choices are never easy
In how one enters Heaven’s door
Deciding what’s right and wrong
A heart’s tug of war
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