Meant To Say
exactly what,
my father meant to say.
Forced by the hardship,
of growing up
without a real family,
Dad had long convinced himself
that he could not put
his feelings into words.
He found his deepest sentiments
so awkward to express,
that he often would just
leave things unsaid.
But he told me
what he felt,
by what he did.
His six day work week
for so many years;
the Christmas gifts,
"From Dad"
that for many months,
he would labor for;
the fact that,
I could call him,
anytime I needed him,
and quietly,
within a short time,
he would be there.
These actions spoke to me,
more clearly than,
any verbal message ever could.
And I've always understood,
exactly what,
my father meant to say.....
by SilkFire
In Loving Memory of my Father