To My Father

To My Father
By: Erik Sattler

I look up at my dad, not in height but as a man

someone who always tries his best, always does the best than he can

doesn’t show much emotion, but when I was born he did cry

shows the love he has for his family, a family for whom he would die.

he grew up in a small town, kind of a derelict kid

not too book smart, knew how to make his teachers blow their lid

he enrolled in the army, got stronger, learned how to fight

he learned to respect, how to serve, and serve with all his might

got out the army, learned construction , learned a very good skill

learned to , swing a hammer, build a house,  how to drill

through this he met a girl, they used to dance the night away

he married her, had kids, and she’s still his wife today

he has a great trait, and its is  that he is not selfish at all 

he’s actually a volunteer firefighter, he’s always ready for the call

helping is what he does, always does it  with a smile on his face

taught me to love the flag and salute it in all its grace

I'll fight with my mom sometimes and always make her look like a mess

my dad says why you gotta do that son and I apologize for causing all the stress

 but no matter how mad i get him sometimes I know he will always have my back

 together well take any challenges, face the world,  be ready to attack

The best thing about my dad, is that he is who I wanna be

his traits that he passed down is my favorite part about me

He took me through baseball, fire department, and even boy scouts

He taught me what I know today, things I once knew nothing about

I don’t know why I don’t hug him to often, I guess I just forget

But I know one day when he’s gone, not hugging him I will regret

I don’t really show enough love, as I really should do

“its not manly”  but the love I got for this man is very true

so I wake up every morning and smile when I see him there

cause when he won’t be, its gonna be really hard to bear

your my hero dad, I love you every single day

Those are just some of the things I think about you, but never really say