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Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx on Jan 11, 2011

Appreciate those you love while you can.

I have so many quiet times told you I love you although it is true

that you do not know it

I have wished that I could Fatherly grab hold of you and in so doing simply show it

Could you learn to find forgiveness for your Father even though he always seem to blow it

So here I am writing you what I cannot say in person so I will try to

relate as a poet

All I want to do is repair our bond the one we are both so fond of

and really try to grow it

Break through the falsities, the less than niceties, hostilities, and pride

The feelings we pretend have died, we struggle to bury, ignore, put aside;

try to hide in our attempts to be stoic

Instead get back to the above rather than the anger that is boiling right below it

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learnandearn on Jan 11, 2011
good one
Butterfly Musings on Jan 11, 2011
great one, very well written
Freethinking on Jan 11, 2011
Love is like fine crystal or china. It is delicate, beautiful and fragile and may shatter in a moment. Nice poem.
Adrn0919 on Jan 11, 2011
I do understand, my second daughter and I have the type of relationship you have described. Patience and love is needed. Thank you for sharing.
LadyElena on Jan 11, 2011
I feel these deep words. May God heal all your family relationships. As kids grow up, they start seeing things differently and understand you more.
Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx on Jan 11, 2011
Thanks for the kind, and encouraging words from all of you. Thanks !
T. S. Lewis on Jan 12, 2011
I once heard in order to be a good father you have to be a good son. Great poem and God Bless.
Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx on Jan 12, 2011
I am unsure of this. I have a pretty good relationship with my mother, although I dont speak with my father; however this is by his choice, notmine.

Interesting theory though.

Hi there!