Dear Dad

Dear dad,
It’s been a long time since you moved
I miss you,
And hope to see you soon.
There’s something you should know,
This way when we meet it’s all cleared up.
I did worry about you,
Although I was never there for you.
It won’t happen again.
I know I was just like you,
Yet you didn’t want me to grow up like you.
Now I’m doing something different,
I’m being the son you wanted.
I’m sorry I was never around.
I wish yelling wasn’t the only sound.
I’m graduating Dad,
And I’m sorry you couldn’t see it.
I wish we could’ve had more time together.
But I’ll think of you forever.
I hope you can forgive me,
Because I do,
Forgive you.


In Memory of:
Dexter R. Whitmore
9/15/08