“My Daddy”

(a poem) November 11, 2010

My dad was in the army

Way before there was me,

But they taught him stuff

And in turn, he taught me.

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Obey your elders,

Show them respect,

Do as you are told,

An image you reflect.

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Silence in the woods,

What tracks do you see?

Stay close, don’t get lost.

Make sure to follow me.

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Pull back the bow,

So it doesn’t hit your arm.

Careful with the gun,

Do others no harm.

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Bait the hook with a worm.

Tie a knot just this way.

When there is work to do,

Make sure you don’t play

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Don’t trust people,

They will hurt you for sure.

Boys want to take,

And leave you impure

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Don’t you start a fight,

But if the fight comes to you,

Make sure they are the ones

Who can’t do what you do?

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Crying is for sissies,

don’t you shed a tear.

Never show weakness

or the least bit of fear.

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Pine cones have a nut

You can live off the land.

Throw the knife by its tip

With a steady hand.

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Don’t take what’s not yours.

Trespassing is a crime.

Work an honest day

If only for a dime.

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Keep the tools clean

Each one has a place.

I knew he meant business

By the look on his face.

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Computers are the future.

Learn all you can from me.

Reading teaches all things

With endless possibility.

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If you’re going to drive

Know how to work them, too.

The oil, the tire, the plugs

The broken brake shoe.

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In pain, shrug it off.

Tell a joke when scared.

Know when you are listened to

And when they no longer care.

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Life happens.

Things die.

People hurt you.

People lie.

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At camp, we were safe.

Dad had a gun.

Anyone come up

He could put them on the run.

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He knows karate

Boxed above his class

Anyone hurt us

He’d knock them to the grass.

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Daddy taught me plenty.

He could be really hard.

But he is who I thank

For being on guard.

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A bit tough on us girls

But that was OK.

He made me into

This woman today.

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I thank my daddy

For being willing to fight

For my country, my freedom

And my liberty and rights.

(Certain identities were hidden by request

~Becky~

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