For You

As the coffin shut above your head...

When I was born, you were near
Held me close, whispered in my ear
And as I grew, it was your had I'd hold
Bedtime stories to me you told.
To you I ran, when my siblings were mean
To you I cried, when the light couldn't be seen
And when I was a teen,
Twas you I often thought mean
For of you my first date was scared
But it was only because you truly cared
And when I thought I really loved him
You never said it was merely a whim
For adulthood I was unprepared
But your judgement was never impaired
When I had my first baby, and was unsure
To you I brought my fears to cure
And as time passed, you got sick
I told you I'd be there, through thin and thick
And you got well, but still needed assistance
I wanted to make you a timeless existance
And to you I still came, when things got bad
For in spite of it all, you were my Dad.