A Fathers Love For His Son

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A father and his son walk down,

The streets of a tiny little town.

There words are few, but meaningful.

The father touches the young one's soul.



He says he's proud to have a son,

Whose values match that of the one,

Who brought him up from childhood,

To do exactly as he should.



Now just ten years down the trail,

He's got success caught by the tail.

His father's proud of him again,

For he's not been afraid to win.



But the father suffers so,

For what, the world is yet to know.

The doctors found within his son,

A cancer that could not be won.



Fate has dealt a fatal hand,

That neither one of them can stand.

But still they fight to spite their fall,

For time is precious to them all.



The fathers son fades from our site.

His brand new path turned black as night.

His father mourns beside his bed,

The father cries, his son is dead.



The father prays with all his might,

Even though God has won the fight.

"The war is ours", the father said,

"I'll be with my son in heaven instead.



I'll do my best all through my days.

I'll follow my dear son's loving ways".

For eternity has just begun,

And so, a father's love for his son.


Author's Notes/Comments: 

Written for a teacher who had just lost his son to cancer.  He never knew who wrote it and I never new his son or anything about him so it was difficult to write.

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Alexis Hunter's picture

awww, this is such a sad poem, i cryed when i read the part of him havin cancer, im emotional like that lol...keep writeing, id be honored if u read some of my poetry, thanx if u do, keep up the good work, much love peace.....ps...ur cute :P

Caitlin's picture

Oh my dear Jonny, you're so amazing! This poem is so touching, and even though you didn't know everything about the situation it is still a beatifully written poem. It seems to give s nice resolve at the end, but not too much of a resolve. You allude to what will happen in the futuure and most people know, but you don't have to come out and say it. You are a crafty crafty writer, and your work is amazing and I'm not just saying that because I'm you're glourious and wonderful girlfriend who loves you very much because I said all of this before we dated...hehehe. I love you so much, and you must continue to write these great works and touch people's souls.