Through a Little Boy's Eyes

You were everything a boy wants in a father
larger than life
A Superman
You could outrun a go-cart bare footed
Break Craftsman sockets with the turn of your wrist
A Messiah
dispensing wisdom from a leather recliner
A Craftsman
Never a drawing, just a pile of wood and then, a table, a shed, a wooden toy
A Rebel
With the stories that always left out the good parts
Never backed down
You were up and gone before I awoke and I was fast asleep before you turned in
But you always had time for me
and my questions
Through a little boy's eyes you were the greatest man who ever lived.
and through a man's eyes, you still are
A father
A mentor
A friend

written by Steven Scott White on December 31, 2008


We miss you, Dad...