My Father Taught Me Well

POETRY

A Poem For My Father

Thank you for exposing me
To everything that didn’t surround me

You taught me to always work
Which has kept me grounded

No matter the job
I always tagged along
I never expected how much it would impact me
Later on

You taught me the value of self-worth as a woman
It helped me avoid the pain that many suffer from

You leveled me up
When the world screamed: “Give up”

You taught me to never settle
And to allow my anger to dissipate like water in a tea kettle

As the king of adventure
You taught me to never stay in one place
But to venture
And to always experience a different space

The greatest gift you gave me was exposure
I’ve reached heights most people like me
Have never been before

You didn’t have a father
But you could never tell
You gave us the gift of your fatherhood
Which set me up to succeed and do well

Thank you, Dad
Happy Father’s Day

— Destiny S. Harris

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