Accidental Poet

Wes

To my sister and I

You were our dad

Too young were we to know

You were the best friend we had

 

But to all who knew you well

You were known as Wes

It took all our lives to learn

You were the very best

 

There are those who live without regrets

But in one truth you can trust

The older we get we learn

Regrets live in all of us

 

If I could turn back

The pages of time

I’d go back to my youth

To treasured memories of mine

 

I’d see you in a new light

You were a bright shining star

I’d have realized then

Just how special you are

 

A father’s love in disguise

All the things you did for us

Rest assured the truth we now know

Not lost to rust

 

But all I can do now

Now that you’re gone

Is to tell you how proud I am

To be your only son

 

So, I thank you dad

For all you are to me

My eyes now wide open

The best dad ever I now see

 

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