my old man showed me the sunsets
from the deck of his yacht
in the middle of the bay
sudden sunbeams splashing the blue sky
with amazing oranges and reds
I saw his wisdom
in the blue of his eyes
As I grew up
while sailing in the Sea of Cortez
we ran into a school of dolphins
he jokingly pushed me overboard
into the open ocean
and I made new friends
friends with fins
I saw his encouragement
in the blue of his eyes
He then taught me how to sail
how to drink, eat and smoke
how to treat a lady, how to speak of them
how to fish, how to talk
I saw his experience
in the blue of his eyes
He taught me by example
living life to the fullest
in freedom, with God
he taught me almost everything
that I ever needed to know
in the blue of his eyes
which I have no more
the little boy he raised, misses him often
that is something that will never change
...and then you came along
you stood in front of me
you looked me in the eye
and showed me what love is
a love I had never known before
my chest exploded in rage like an awakened bull
and the fool that I am, that I have always been
knew that the man that I've become
is destined to live for you
and at that moment I saw everything I needed to see
sunsets, dolphins, blue skies and open oceans
my childhood, my manhood, every single pore
and I saw everything my dad saw in me
in the blue of your eyes.
1 comment:
I giggle at the dolphin story, it was much funnier when you told me in person at the beach that day.
Your Dad would be so proud of the man you have become today and I see the kind of man he taught you to be. The love you see in my eyes is something that will never fade away just like the memory of your Dad...it will always stay forever in your heart.
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