Sharon

my sister, not by blood, but sister nonetheless: We finally found one another several years after my father's death and have been rebuilding our relationship slowly but surely.

 

Reunite

Reconcile

Finding Peace with all we know

We laugh together about what kind of father he was to us

How funny his long pause was and his hesitated good bye

Your spirit makes me feel bright

Makes me feel lighter

There is nobody else that has the same effect

I do not think they would like to know that

I feel that you really knew him

Similar to how I really knew him

More than they could ever know him

You saw his fun side
You saw him in a Halloween costume

You saw him ride a bike

You saw him ride a horse

It reminds me of when I watched him come down the block on a tractor

to pick me up at the bus stop

My eyes  had  not seen such joy

Better than any man on a white stallion could ever deliver

For you,

He carried your baggage

Your burden

And you felt safe

 

In the end neither of us gained a Father

But we found one another again

And the Giants won the Superbowl

He got what he wanted

Author's Note

it is interesting, i have received a lot of reviews about how the superbowl line is funny. it was not written to be funny. Maybe I guess I wrote it sarcastically. When my dad found he was dying he was more concerned about missing the Giants next season than anything else. Reading people's reviews is so helpful to look at your work. Thanks everyone.

Reviews

[Yu Yu]

I really liked the parallelism that is represented in this poem. The line about superbowl was totally unexpected and made it really funny. Almost like a limerick, but with limerick's you see it coming. I like the fact that even though you didn't write it, there's an element of healing hover above -- something that is not stated but is there. I love it when writers/poets are able to do that!

[Cece]

yea new england was caught napping
as my father did say

[JC Fox]

Great poem filled with wonderful emotions and I love the humorous twist at the end about the Giants winning the superbowl