At 5, his eyes grew wide with wonder
He jumped on the giant chair and swirled
His father’s office seemed like a castle
To him; the biggest in the world!
At 15, he stood determined,
Ambition burning in his eyes.
One day he'd reach the top as well
For him; the limit was the skies.
At 25, he was undefeated;
Half way up the ladder to success
Nothing could derail him now
He was the greatest, He was the best!
At 35, he held his daughter;
All his dreams were coming true.
He stood in his private office,
Brimming with pride, he admired the view
At 45, He'd made his money
The time to follow his heart was now
To silence all those naysayers
And find his own way somehow
At 55, He could see
the dead end his child was heading towards
despite all their fights and laughs and tears
She never did heed his words
At 65, He sat content
On her swirling chair, his heart glad
She smiled around her office proudly
And said, "Look, I finally made it, Dad!"
At 75, His grandson cried
His daughter too, with frustration
Finally, He could tell her all about
Parenthood’s trials and tribulations.
At 85, He smiled as
His family surrounded his death bed
He'd lived a life of no regrets
with nothing left to be done or said
At 95, He lay in the ground.
Decades of his memories living on
In his family’s hearts for years;
Their love for him forever going strong.