For My Father

for my father

this is a memory 

that comes down 

loud and clear in my mind

through all the years.

i remember

being a child

so innocent

as to believe

the unbelievable.

sitting in the car with my father

and looking at the red light

and hearing him say

green

and gesturing with his hand

at the light 

as it magically 

turned green.

i was astonished at my daddy

as only a little boy could.

he told me how he knew

but that did nothing to take away

the magic i felt for my dad

and how much i looked up to him.

even now i still strive

to be half the man

my dad has always been.

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The comfort the night provides me

is only equal to the unease

that a night alone can give.