Legacy

By Zachary Furr

To my children

That have yet to exist

You have made me proud.

I may not know you

I may not even know if you are alive

I may see you on the road

I may see you in a plane

I may know you in the future

I may have known your mother in the past

Nevertheless, you have made me proud.

I hope that my words will reach you

I pray that your mother will keep this

I need you to listen

I want you to know

That I am proud of you

Not many fathers will tell their children these five words

Too many fathers wait til it is too late

And too many fathers are not there at all

You deserve to read at least

I am proud of you

You may grow to be bigger than me

You may learn to be more clever than I

You may be just as quick

Regardless, I am proud of you.

If I am only a part of your life

In words I produced you

And for that alone

You are blessed

By me

I am proud of you.