Father

Father

Laying me down to sleep the night away
Your little creation
Silence for the done day
Surrounded in a sea of warmth
Protected from the world outside the window
Yours to love
And yours to keep
The smell of newborn
And the tear it provokes
Splash onto the fresh canvas
This new life

I hope you're proud of me
Whatever I do, it's the best I can be
You've given me my strength, my will to find
And wherever I am, your loves in my mind
You've never denied me
You've always inspired
And I am now father
I know you sometimes feel like I don't understand
The role you've played in my life
But I am telling you now, I have never been more certain
Of the great things you have done for me
And the sacrifices you've encountered to raise me
Father please know how much I love you
Everything you've done, you've had me at heart
You've accepted and cared and it means so much
I want to repay you but I don't know where to start