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My birthday falls on Father’s Day

As it does every year or so

That used to bug me as a kid

But I never let anyone know

Seeing that I have two kids now

And how quickly the years go

I focus on the father part

Cuz fast they sure do grow

I see my innocence in their eyes

The simplicity of life

And tell myself to slow it down

And always kiss the wife

For one day the kids will all be grown

With their own firm hopes and thoughts

And I’ll try so hard to remember

All that I forgot

The little moments wrestling

Or scraping dried food from cheeks

Little toots that make us laugh

Giving us away at hide-n-seek

Spontaneous hugs and I love you’s

And questions about everything

Trying so hard to learn the words

To that song they like to sing

Amazed by every rock and leaf

Desperately wanting to learn

Splashing too much in the bath

I laugh too hard to be stern

Keeping tabs on my blessings

Balancing play and work

And always seeing in the mirror

The ever-aging Kirk

So as these times pass before me

And another year floats away

This weekend I’ll be thankful for

Another Father’s Day.

©2012 Kirk W. Jackson

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