It's Been A Year (Ode to My Father)

It’s been one year that I lost the man I shadowed I mean the man that i was proud to be in his shadow I moved when he moved He did not need the sun to see me because I was there even on rainy days Yet it’s been a year since I seen him Made me feel 10 feet tall even when he was not lifting me in the air A mentor, a friend, an example of who I would need to fashion myself after A template for me to carbon copy yet evolve into a better model Yet it’s been a year since I seen him He showed me that the perfection of being imperfect is nothing to fear Just keep working at who you are to become and be true to yourself he would say Don’t let life experience you where you have no control of it Experience life with the goal to conquer it. Yet it’s been a year since I seen him He use to say be strong, show no fear, but stay humble I still look for him on the streets on north Philadelphia Working with his hands, helping those he can Yet it’s been a year since I seen him As each day passes I remember His voice, his strong hand shakes, and his laugh I remember the man that I proudly call my dad. Happy Fathers Day 2013 Gone but never forgotten