Son

I can’t hide you from life or the pain.
I can’t stop the hurt.
Or when the tears fall like rain.
I can’t give you all my strength.
Only to keep you sane
I can’t stop time or the world.
And I can’t break chain.

But, I can love you.
Yeah.
That I can do.

I won’t always get things right.
I won’t promise there won’t be arguments or fights.
I won’t tell you I’ll be at every game or be home every night.

What can I try to do?

I can love you with all my might
And some days might not get things right
But Try? Yeah, that I can do.
Son I love you.

The thing I want most, to protect you from the things that made me, me.
I hope maybe one day you’ll see, I pray one day you’ll be.
My greatest achievement in life – You being better than me.

The life you live, the pain you feel.
I want it to only be yours, and I only want it to be real.
Not something emulated or learned from me, my weakness isn’t a part of this deal.

At the end, I hope you get all my strength.
Only the things that make me great.
I hope you have the will to take this lead.
I won’t always be here, please let the darkness die with me.

Son, I love you.

Darren Deason 10/14/2019