Letter to the World’s Greatest Dad

Finish the Sentence Friday
Finish the Sentence Friday
This week’s prompt: Dear Dad…
 
I’ll never forget that smile

Dear Dad:

You were the best father next to God. I love you very much, and I miss you.Many times, I don’t think I’ll ever be good enough for you because I put you on such a high pedestal that you’re out of reach, but I shall continue chasing the ghost of “I’m proud of you” past, and carry on. Your voice still yells at me in the back of my head, “You lack discipline and focus,” and you thought I didn’t listen to you. Well now you know. I was listening in all those conversations about how the decisions I make today affect my tomorrow, and about how we are running out of cigarettes every time we ash (that wasn’t bad advice from someone doped up on long-term morphine use). I sometimes catch myself sitting like you and I wonder if it’s a biological thing or a learned behavior, and then I’m just happy I’m like you in some sense.

May you rest in peace daddy and Happy Father’s Day. Until we meet again…
Sincerely
Your better daughter
He was in radio and promotions, and his
radio name was Hammerin Hank;He had a radio station WEIF radio,
Christian format, and he
turned down half a million for it in 1980
something just to keep God on the
airwaves. He eventually sold it
to the church for a dollar who
turned around and sold it for a
couple hundred thousand.
My dad was a jarhead, leatherneck
MARINE.
In the 60’s back when they were
really badass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Trackback / Pingback

  1. Underneath the Beauty Lurks... - Crumpets and Bollocks

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*