I looked at you and smiled the other day
I thought you saw me but you didn't
I said "I love you" and waited for what you would say
I thought you'd hear me but you didn't
I asked you to come outside and play catch with me
I thought you would follow me but you didn't
I drew a picture just for you to see
I thought you would save it but you didn't
I made a fort for us in the woods
I thought you'd camp with me but you didn't
I found some worms n such for fishing if we could
I thought you'd want to go but you didn't
I needed you just to talk to, my thoughts to share
I thought you'd want to but you didn't
I told you about the game hoping you'd be there
I thought you'd surely come but you didn't
I asked you to share my youth with me
I thought you'd want to but you couldn't
My country called me to war, you asked me to come home safely
But I didn't
Stan Gebhardt
Fenway on Opening day
1 comment:
Wow. That's a bit hard edged. That is an interesting poem. What made that one stand out to you? Unfortunately we have so many absentee father's out there today that don't understand what true committment is. What a way for them to find discover what it means. I liked it.
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