My father was the teen
who just wanted out
Who just wanted to be done
With his family
The child who saved up his quarters
For arcade games and soda
He was the father
Who loved his family
His kids
His wife
His life
And even though
He couldnt manage to keep it or himself together
He never let go
And he never let anything
come between him
And his family
And I will never forget
That to him
Family was always more
And no matter what
No matter how stupid we were
Or what choices we make
we would always be family
And that is more
More than any girlfriend
Any party
And any work friends
He could ever have
And he will always
Be the dad who taught me to play baseball
Who took me to every game
Who bought me soda And candy
And basically any book
Or sport equipment
I ever wanted
And the truth is I suck at sports
But I will always love them
Until the day I die
I will love them
I will be humming the tune
Take me out to the ball game
Until the day I die
Because he did
And he bought me hot dogs
And taught me how to spit seeds
And how to be tough
And how to throw a ball
Catch a ball
Hit a ball
Dribble a ball
And how to be competitive
He taught me that I could do anything
my brothers could do
And I proved it
By being the best at every sport
And by being the first child
to start on mission papers
And even though he doesn't believe what I do
He 100 percent supports me
and my brothers
On going on a mission
And he supports me dating a missionary
And working for said missionary's family
And he just wants me to be happy
And to never give up
Because he knows he taught me
to be competitive
for a reason