For all the smiles I have lost for so long
For the excited faces you always see
For the dad jokes you disappoint me with
For that 'oh' when you saw my eyes that day
Thank you
for being the father
that I will never let in deep
but would trust just the same
Saved when it began
Relieved when it ended
Shorter and it would feel incomplete
Longer and I wouldn't let go
Time for me to go
my time is done-
but should our paths cross
disappoint me with your dad jokes again.
