Dad Poem

A son pleading for his father not to leave tells him how special he is.
Hey Daddy (Please Come Back)
Jesse-Ryan G. Debenport
Hey Daddy,
There are a couple of things I think you issed
!o "rite this do"n, ake a little list
Here are a couple of things that I "ant you to reeber
That soeties you see to forget
#ou$re not the only one
There are also a couple of things that I need to fi%
Hey Daddy,
Don$t forget to tell e you lo&e e
Don$t be too ebarrassed to grab e and hug e
If it akes you feel better, go ahead and slug e
Hey Daddy,
'o atter ho" uch you bug e
Just kno" that I en(oy your copany
)aughing "hen you ake fun of e
Hey Daddy,
I$ll try and set aside the girls
*t least one day a "eek
!o you "on$t get so ad at e
!o "e can hop in the truck and go four-"heeling
Hey Daddy,
Reind e to gi&e you a hug goodnight
I ne&er "ant you to feel
)ike I$ lea&ing you out to dry
Don$t be afraid to grab y hand
Just because it doesn$t feel right
I ne&er "anna regret
'ot doing it later on in life
Hey Daddy,
+lease hang on to e
I$ gro"ing up "ay too fast
Too uch of the future
'ot enough of the present day or past
Hey Daddy,
+lease don$t let e go
I "ant these years to last
I (ust "ish I could let you kno"
Ho" uch I don$t "ant you to lea&e
Ho" uch I appreciate your copany
Hey Daddy,
I$ not gonna$ tell you to "alk a little slo"er
I$ll (ust catch up
I$ not gonna$ tell you that you$re leading y life
I$ (ust gonna tell you to sho" your lo&e
Hey Daddy,
I didn$t "ant you to see the tears in y eyes
,hen I "as standing there "a&ing goodbye
I didn$t "ant you to get on that plane
I didn$t "ant you to take that flight
Hey Daddy,
-ord looked up to e as you pulled a"ay
He said on the &erge of tears
$Jesse, I don$t "ant Daddy to go to "ork today$
In the back of y ind
I recalled all of the fun o&er the years
Hey Daddy,
I proise I tried to hold back the tears
.ut I couldn$t, I cried, it hurt so bad
I could$&e died, it ade e so ad
To kno" that I couldn$t stop you fro lea&ing
'o" the "hole faily is grie&ing
.ut no one is as hurt as I a
I lost y best friend "hen you left
I lost y .uddy, y .rother, y -riend
Hey Daddy,
I can$t "rite any ore
The tears are falling and the ink is fading
I ha&en$t really been yself lately
Hey Daddy,
I (ust couldn$t hold back
/ut e soe slack
Hey Daddy,
+lease coe back
Hey Daddy,
-riend
.rother
Dad
+lease /oe .ack
)o&e *l"ays,
#our !on,
Jesse Debenport
Three long months since my dear dad passed away l dedicate this to him. l cherish the past
we shared !"t miss the f"t"re we will not have
#ish $o" #ere Here....
Diana Doyle
Three onths ha&e passed
I0ll ne&er forget the day
!oeone rang to tell e
That you0d gone a"ay
The hurt is the sae
)ike an open "ound
There are days
I don0t utter a sound
!oe days the pain is stronger
It akes e sick and "eak
I can0t stand this uch longer
I (ust sit here and "eep
I0&e shut y pri&ate door
*nd let no one in
)ocking yself in a bo%
They try, but I "on0t gi&e in
#ou "ere like a rock
!trong, faithful and true
,hat "orth has y life
'o" I don0t ha&e you
I "as your first born
Daddy0s little girl
I took y o"n path
.ut "as still part of your "orld
I "as not the best
Guilty of neglect
.ut you kno" daddy dearest
I had so uch respect
I al"ays lo&ed you
1y dad, y star
'o" y pain is
To "orship you fro afar
I lo&e you no"
*s I did back then
I (ust hope... one day
I "ill see you again
I a so proud of you
.ra&e and strong to the end
'o" "hen asked 2ho" are you34
There is no need to pretend
,e all lo&e and iss you so uch, sleep "ell
and take care of all "ho "ent before you
-ore&er in y heart %