A GIFT

A GIFT

I was drifting through life; I was drifting through time,

I was searching for something that was part of me, something that was mine.

My search led me to a hospital where I paced in a room.

Then there you were a bundle of joy straight from the womb.

A man must multiply for life to be.

Three times one, one times three, three times the blessings on my family tree.

Each time, each place, each birth was a shining light.

Each had their own price but each day was the best day of my life.

In this life I knew you were all I would need.

Two times one plus one I planted the seed.

I never knew where having you in my life would lead.

When you laugh I laugh, when you cry I cry, when you bleed I bleed.

My children are what gives my life meaning.

Whenever I see you my eyes are gleaming.

Without me there would be no you, without you I couldn’t exist.

 All the ways you’ve affected my life would be a long list.

I know as a father I haven’t always been right, and I pray that I haven’t always been wrong.

When I’ve needed to take a stand, I’ve tried to be strong.

There are times I wish I could have been stronger and that makes me sad.

As I think back through the years, I feel I wasn’t a very good dad.

In the trials and tribulations of life there are things that are true.

When everything is going wrong, when things are falling apart, family is the glue.

In my life when I really don’t know what to do,

When things are at their worst what helps me is the love I feel from you.

On this day of your birth you truly rein.

On this day you are a celebrity and have all the fame.

On this day you will get presents, cake, and some balloons.

Every year you grew more and more and on this day you bloom.

On the day you were born I began to see the light,

Everything was good, everything seemed so right.

Every year on this day your friends and family gather to make your soul lift.

On your birthday you may get the presents but on the day of your birth I was given a gift.

STANLEY HENDRIX

4/2/12

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