ACHES [Wattys Winner 2015]

Dear Dad

I have seen your glasses getting heavier,

I have seen your eyes building mound of darkness around,

I have seen you sacrificing your dreams to fulfil mine,

I have seen your skin losing lustre, your hair gaining grey shine.

I have seen life seeping through corners,

Wearing and tearing you away.

I have seen you gravitate towards things of my liking,

I have seen you bearing the weight of my desires,

I have seen you working hard not because you like to,

But because it would provide for me.

But still every time, I forget to remember these.

But still every time, I remember the false face,

Of disappointment, to make me work harder.

Of anger, to make me better.

Dear dad, I have seen you lose your youth for me,

Dear dad, I have seen you spending all your life for me.

Just wanted to say,

Thank you,

For so much you do,

And for,

Just for,

Being you.