Fathers Day Poem - I AM A MAN

I am a man

I am a fatherI am a manAnd as a man I am strong I am powerful I am knowing of my own manlinessWhen I rise each day I am sure of whom I amI know what I can becomeI know my strengthI understand my understandingI feel my needsI know my wantsI know as a man I must know myselfOnly then can I know otherI know as a man I must love myselfOnly then can I love othersI know as a man life starts with myselfWhen my day begins I am in controlWhen my day ends I am in controlI am the power of my own manlinessNo one elseNo one thingNothingI am a manBeing a father is just one thing I can becomeI am a manI am a fatherYet am I to expect the adulation of my creation through a day that has been created by another man as a commercial myth?Am I expected to expect anything from my on creation on a day that means nothing to this man?I have discovered my sensesI know my manlinessI know my humanityI know what it takes to be a manI know what it takes to make this man happyIt isn’t the manufactured nothingness but the reality of what is inside meWhat is inside comes outWhen it comes out it has an effectThe effect reveals itself in a reactionThe reaction reveals only the inside of the reactorSo today in a world of expectation and the myth of living the dream created by othersIt is criticalIt is importantIt is essential that you be the man you were always created to becomeReveal the man that you can easily revealAnd thenIf you are a father regardless of the actions of others never forgetYou are lovedYou are neededYou are wantedYou are dreamed overSomething is thinking about you right nowIt might now be the way you seeIt might not be the way you expectIt might now arrive the way you want it to arriveYou might be a fatherButNever forgetYou are always first and foremost

A man