This one is long, but I felt that I had to post it because I would like to dedicate this to my daddy, seein his bday is on the 29th of Nov. So please enjoy.

You are my creator
You’ve been there since I was born
You’ve been there for me ever since I was little
And this I thank you for.

You used to get mad a lot
Especially at mom seeing how much you argued
You both threatened of divorce, yet you held on
You held on because of me and my brother

You were there for my first steps
My first words, my first date.
The first time I was dumped by the guy I loved with all my heart
Even when I made you so mad at me for being irresponsible

You were there for the first time I got hit
You were there to yell at my brother for being too rough
You were there when I won the medal for my grades
Even for the drill competitions that I went to

When you went to Hawaii you brought me gifts
When you didn’t even have enough money to pay the bills
You were there for me when I was so scared for surgery
You stayed with me and said nothing would happen to me because you were there.
And nothing did…

Then you got sick...
For the first time in my life I prayed
I prayed for you to survive the surgery
To be there once again for me

We left early that day for surgery
We even took off of school so we could be there
I sat in the waiting room for you to come out
The whole time I was there I prayed

I prayed for your life
I imagined what it would be like with you not around
Not being able to ground me or yell
Not having that big man to hang onto when times got bad

Your image reminds me of John Wayne
Though I don’t know why
Just your stance and the way you do things
Yet so warm and cuddly

Then the doctor came out and said you were ok
Thank God!
What a relief, and I get him back
Makes me have a feeling that there is hope.

Taking care of you
You called me your nurse because I would change your dressings
I would get everything for you
And do everything for you

I work overtime to help you with everything
Some say that I push myself too much,
But they don’t understand the amount of love and respect that is there
To me it’s all worth it, working and not getting paid

Til’ this day I still do this
I still have him
I’ll do anything that he needs
I look at it as a return for what he did for me

My best friend….
My guide…
My role model….
My daddy….