Once, I stammered the sound “dah’
That utterance represented one of the twin stars of my universe
And with it peace, and comfort, and security encompassed me
I tried to walk, and talk, and stand
Exactly like HE did, straight and tall and strong
So that, I too, could become a man, some day
I worked, and learned, and sweated, and feared
That I could live up to the very same shining example
HE cast among my brothers and I
But, my shoulders were too narrow, my back too weak
Yet HE shared support and compassion, and structure, and hope
To retake HIS measure, and reshape my foundation
No matter how often, or with what flourish I failed
HE stood by, never to excuse my failures, but to guide my future
And to place the tools for growth again within my hands
It fell to me to find the seeds of strength
That HE had sown and to learn
To nourish and harbor, and prune, and toughen
Then, I heard the stammered sound “dah”
Uttered forth from one of the twin stars of my universe
Every day since I have asked myself; What would HE do
© Copyright 2016 Marty Vandermolen
