Like a shadow you will never leave
Until the sun comes out
Illuminating your darkness
You cower in regret
Watching from afar
Ready to snatch a heart
Instead, you hobble away
You cowardly lion

Your life is a flower
Weathered and withered
Big ben is chiming
Screaming at you to make a move…
Can you hear him?
Tick…Tick…Tick…
Tock.

I was happy for a while
In awe at your brightly colored shell
After struggling to gain a piece of your love
You were only a grapefruit.

You were a galaxy to me
I aspired to be more like you
As a sun warms a planet
And stars light the universe
Eventually you will implode
Releasing your corruption
Covering me with your shadows.

Like dogs forgiving their owner for stepping on their paws
I am your legacy but not a reflection and
I soon shall forgive you
For every second in the mirror
Is a face I’ve always known.

From a Son to his Father.
With Love.