I love you young one
Your little quirks and your laugh
Jokes at my expense
Being your father and friend
Is all I could have hoped for
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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Father (Acrostic)
Fish out of water we are;
Acting courageously in the face of the unknown.
The mother bonds throughout the nine months,
Her instincts ingrained at birth.
Even though we put on the bravest of faces,
Reality and confusion set in…welcome to fatherhood.
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Fatherhood
What to do
None of this comes naturally
Watching, waiting, trying to define our place
Feeling silly because we are utterly clueless
The discomfort, yours is ours
It”s impossible for us to know what it feels like
It isn’t in our make up
Your sickness comes, but passes quickly
Still we can’t fully understand it
In return, sympathy is all we have to offer
This act comes so freely to you
Like a character in a stage show
You were born into it
While we feel like outsiders
But yet we wouldn’t have it any other way
Each step is a new adventure to us
We anticipate your homecoming
Since we were there at the start
Your blood is our blood
You are part of us just as we are part of you
A bond that nothing can ever break
We will grow together
Learning as we go
You are ours
Your mother the master
We, the apprentice
Yet this is how it is meant to be
This is how it has always been
Imperfect
Stressful
Rewarding
Nothing can change our feelings for you
Fatherhood.
Dom DiFrancesco 