Dear Dad

Dear dad
This isn't just poetry
A play of words that am good at. No
This is my intense appreciation
For a life well lived with you.
This isn't just a letter of praise
Use of words that hide the truth. No
This is my time that I have put aside to say thank you.
This isn't just words
Written to be read and put aside to be forgotten. No
This is me speaking to you in words Written especially for you.
Dad, I have lived to grow
Big...
     Successful...
            and Respectable...
To
Smile...
          Laugh...
             and Cry...
When memories take me to long drive
Of those days I used to be young and you my hero.
I have fallen dad, risen and fallen again
To rise up much stronger and wiser. Thank you.
Dear dad
This isn't just a father's day note
Written to make you cry. No
This is me saying 'I love you dad'
On a day I have become a father.