God has a way of
Helping heal the moment
I found this out tonight
As I revisited my past
Without wanting to
Dreading the familiar
Scenery the bumps
In the road and the hills
As I crept closer to my destination
My heart began to fall through
My chest I swear I could
Feel it deep in my legs
I had not ventured the
All too familiar area
For a few years
The thoughts of my daddy
And how I miss him still
Brought tears to my eyes
And as I walked in the front
Door of this stranger tonight
My feelings were clear for
All to see and feel
I swallowed hard
Knowing the topic was not my dad
But rather on this stranger in front of me
But in my thoughts I was crying out
Oh daddy why did you have to
Go and leave me this way all alone
My life has never been the same
As my heart is still broken
People place band aids over my heart
But I swear they fall off eventually
Exposing my pain so that I feel
As much as the day I laid you to rest
Then I came home and got on my computer
And discovered to my surprise that
People had thought of me they had
Awarded me for touching their own hearts
And I look at your picture daddy
And I thank you for making me who
I am today that I can feel what you felt
That I can be open and honest and
Say it hurts, it really hurts
I miss you so much I will never
Be the same but I am proud
Of what you have molded me to be today.
Terry Shepherd
02/28/2013
Who I am 