Brought into this world by two.
Accepted into this world by one.
Everything that I am, I am from her.
Funny how the man that I have become, and will continue to mature into, is a complete reflection of a woman. The strongest woman that I have ever known. The most beautiful woman that I ever will know. My life is the fruits of her labor. Literally, her labor.
When she cries, I weep.
Her pain is my suffering.
Her joy is my heart.
Her rest is my slumber.
Her sacrifice is for my benefit.
Her word is my bond.
Her wound is my scar.
Her lesson taught is my lesson learned.
Her son is my brother.
Her laugh is my love.
Her smile is my life.
Sometimes I wonder if he's ever even wondered. Wondered what he missed out on. Wondered what I've grown to be. Wondered what exactly he left.
And then I wonder why I'm wondering.
Wonder ceases.
He would have been nothing more than an unnecessary accessory.
I learned to shave without him. Learned to flirt without him. Learned to play basketball without him. Learned how to 'wrap it up' without him.
Learned... everything... without him.
And I am still here. A man among boys. An example for my brother. An example for my peers. And example for a generation. And most importantly... An example of her.
So here I stand. Man from woman; I of she.
Live, love & learn!
-The King
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This reminded me of the Fresh Prince episode where Will's dad came back in his life for a split second and then left. Your fourth paragraph took me to the ending scene where he mentioned all of the things he did without his dad.
It seemed like it took a long time for you to get the nerve to write it down, let alone write it for others to see it. I know that feeling of an absentee father and I had re-occurrences of my OWN past as I was reading your art. He was around, but not enough for me to consider him a "father." I have grown to forgive, but I will never forget all the unnecessary turmoil he put us through.
*steps off the soapbox*
We are too much alike and live on opposite sides of the country :0) Thank you so much for this post today. As always, an eye-opener to your soul and personality.
Peace and love!
Smooches!
You'd actually be surprised how easy it was for me to talk about this topic. I actually had a song about it on my first solo album. (Actually, I've made several songs on this issue in the past.)
But I am glad to hear that you were able to pull something out of this. It is obviously one of my more personal posts.
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