A Father’s Affection © 2011 Graham E. Hayes, III FOR THE 17 YEARS OF MY LIFE I LIVED KNOWING THAT THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE MAN OF THE HOUSE THE FATHER THAT BEARS RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SHOWING THOSE THAT RESIDE WHAT A MAN IS ALL ABOUT. HIS EYES HAVE SEEN MANY THINGS BOTH GREAT AND SMALL HIS EARS HAVE HEARD THE MANY TALES BOTH SHORT AND TALL HIS HANDS SO DELICATE AND GENTLE, YET SO FIRM AND STRONG HE RULES THE HOUSE WITH IRON FISTS, AND THAT’S WHERE HE BELONGS. BUT ALL OF THES