May 2014
The days of life are winding down
as I but fear what lies ahead
My son has reached that time in life
that always filled my mind with dread
There's just a year until that day
when I just hope that I may grow
To be the man, I pray I can
as the time comes to let him go
This week we go on vacation
and as we share these times of joy
Within the bonds of family
he'll spend his last days as a boy
I've done what I set out to do
back so many a year ago
Instilling in him foundations
of all the things he needs to know
Oh please just let me be gracious
and smile when the day draws near
Then wish him well, as time will tell
if I can overcome my fear
For then my son will be a man
with strength to face the new found dawn
In knowledge that he's not alone
as my heart breaks for all that's gone
Tate
Β© 2013 Tate Morgan
Written
June 24, 2013
as I but fear what lies ahead
My son has reached that time in life
that always filled my mind with dread
There's just a year until that day
when I just hope that I may grow
To be the man, I pray I can
as the time comes to let him go
This week we go on vacation
and as we share these times of joy
Within the bonds of family
he'll spend his last days as a boy
I've done what I set out to do
back so many a year ago
Instilling in him foundations
of all the things he needs to know
Oh please just let me be gracious
and smile when the day draws near
Then wish him well, as time will tell
if I can overcome my fear
For then my son will be a man
with strength to face the new found dawn
In knowledge that he's not alone
as my heart breaks for all that's gone
Tate
Β© 2013 Tate Morgan
Written
June 24, 2013
I knew this this day would come. It is so near I can taste it. I will walk out to see him off with a smile upon my face. Give him the speech I like to call "what it means to be a man". Tell him to trust his instincts. Never take something for nothing. Never take unfair advantage of another nor let them take unfair advantage of him. Help those who need it and respect all the women in his life. "Son the value of a man lies not in what he owns, but in what he gives to others". Then I'll wave as he sets off, as my heart simply breaks.
Written by
Tate Morgan
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