dad

I'm so scared for you 

Petrified for me 

Afraid of aging

Chopping branches 

Off my family tree

I can't say I've ever tried 

To understand the love 

I've had for you 

Since my very first breath 

I should sit down and write 

I just might 

So that nothing ever goes unsaid 

I can let you know 

Tell and show 

How much you mean to me 

How much of who I am

Is on account of you

I am part of you 

For that, I am proud 

Because you are everything

You gave me everything 

I owe my all to you 

And I need you to know 

That I'm in love with the world 

The one you gave me 

The beautiful world I perceive 

Because it's still

The one you showed me

I'm so lucky 

To live in the world

You taught me to love 

You will be the greatest loss 

Of my entire life 

I need you 

Like the Earth needs sunlight

You are my roof when it's raining 

My heater when it's cold 

My tissues when I'm crying 

The clothes on my back

You are the distance I have traveled 

You've been my home from the start

I'll come see you more often 

And get your ass off the couch

We'll share countless memories

There will be many hugs

I'll cherish every moment 

More and more each time

We're growing older by the minute

Can't let it go to waste

I'm suddenly struggling to accept 

We don't have unlimited days