Daddy Gone Good

This poem is about my fathers journey from alcoholic to paraplegic from Godless to Godsent

I remember the fear he instilled in me
The heartache, the stress, the anxiety

He was selfish and restless, panicked and scared
But these were the things, that he never shared

He drowned them in whiskey, he drowned them in beer
Wore a mask of false courage, to hide all his fears

The new day would bring, a sober, shy, man
Intelligent, good hearted, a head full of plans

But he lost his way, sidetracked by the calling
Lured by his failure, and the sound of his falling

But life has a way, if you live long enough
Of self correcting mistakes, and doing what's just

One day he found it, the failure he was seeking
Little known to him, it was just then his peaking

My father was wasted, never did what he should
Until waste made him great, now he's my daddy gone good

Written By: Jvonne Hubbard-Greenhalgh
Date: 9-21-08