The first year I started this blog, I wrote a poem for Mothers https://museumofuncutfunk.com/2009/05/20/funky-mothers-day/. I sent it out to all my friends that are moms via e-mail and made it my sixth blog installment. Earlier this week, an old friend of mine lost his dad, and another reminded me that Father’s Day was this Sunday. So I took time out to write a little something, in hopes it will allow “My Fellow Fathers” to have a better Monday.
My Fellow Fathers
To All My Brothers that are Fathers
Good Work
You’ve Taught Our Sons to
Follow in Our Footsteps so Our
Legacies won’t be Besmirched
You’ve Kept Our Daughters Whole
So They Never Felt the Need to Work a Pole
(professionally)
You’ve Always Provided for Your Family
And Acted as a Mediator so Disputes
At Home End Amicably
You’ve had a Job Since You were Twelve
So by this Time You Know the Deal
Is to Consistently Provide Your
Family with Daily Meals
Despite Adversity You Kept It Together
Because Somehow You Knew Things
Would get Better
Even When Times were Really Bad
Your Children Never Judged You
Because You’re Their Dad
So Here’s to You, My Fellow Fathers
Not You, the Guys and Negroes who Just
Wanna Holla and Throw a Woman a Dollar
So You Don’t Have to Bother, with
Being A Father
Happy Father’s Day
Here’s a clip of Denzel Washington speaking to a group of young people. His sentiments express the ideals that I have shared with my son, so he no doubt, instilled the truth of the words in his own children.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=929703263723937&set=vb.199633956730875&type=2&theater
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