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A Father's Affection - Graham E. Hayes, III

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Updated: Sep 8, 2024



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 THESE TALENTS THAT MAKE HIM ARE NOTHING IN COMPARE

TO THE LOVE, THE CARE, THE KINDNESS, AND THE AFFECTION THAT HE SHARES

FOR A MAN’S HEART IS WOVEN BY THE HANDS OF GOD

KNITTED TO SERVE HIS PURPOSES, AND TO SING HIS SONG.

 

KNOWING THAT MY FATHER IS AN EXAMPLE, HE EXEMPLIFIES A MAN

THE VERY ESSENCE OF A MAN’S CHARACTER, CONTENTS, EMOTIONAL STRUCTURE, AND RESPONSIBILITY, INTGRITY, AND A SENSE OF DIGNITY AND PRIDE

THE TIME THAT ONE PUT INTO THESE RULES AND BY HOW THEY ABIDE

 

HE IS THE ROYAL KING, THE JURISDICTION, THE LAW OF THE HOUSE

THE WAR FINISHER, THE PEACEMAKER, THE TRAP TO THE MOUSE,

THE WEIGHT LIFTER, BURDEN BEARER, THE GO-GETTER

HE FIXES DOORS AND DOES MORE CHORES FOR THE WIFE THAT FIGURES

 

HE IS THE HUSBAND TO THE WIFE AND THE FATHER OF MANY

BOTH PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY MAYBE

HE IS THE FIRST AND LAST CREATION, IN A SPITTING IMAGE OF GOD


WHO HAS SINNED BUT CAN ADMIT THAT THE FAULT WITHIN HIM IS WRONG

 

THE SHIELD, THE SWORD, AND THE WARRIOR THAT PROTECTS THE FAMILY

ANYTHING THAT TRESPASSES, INTRUDES THEREFORE ITS EXISTANCE WILL BE

DESTROYED, AND ITS MISSION WILL GO UNHEARD BY THE SUPPOSED VICTIMS

CUZ DADDY TOOK CARE OF IT A LONG TIME AGO, BASED ON HIS PROTECTIVE DECISIONS

 

AND TO MY FATHER WHO HAS GUIDED ME SINCE I WAS BORN

YOUR SON HAS NOURISHED AND IS SLOWLY GROWING UNDER YOUR ROOF,  

UNDER YOUR THRONE

I’M GLAD THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO CARRY YOUR NAME

GRAHAM EDMONDSON HAYES III, YOUR SON, YOUR BOY, CAN NEVER RELATE TO  

ANYONE THE SAME

  

AND FINALLY TO THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, I SAY HALLELUJAH AND I PRAISE

I LOVE TO CLAP, LAUGH, SING, AND DANCE, WHEN I CALL ON YOUR NAME

IT WAS YOU WHO HAD ME PLANNED OUT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING

THANK YOU

 HEAVENLY FATHER, ALMIGHTY MASTER, GOD THE EVERLASTING

 YOUR AFFECTION IS EVERLASTING, OH GOD, FOR GIVING, WEAVING US SUCH A GREAT MAN

FOR MAKIG MY DAD SO THAT I MAY ONE DAY BECOME HIM

WHEN I JOURNEY ACROSS THE PATH UPON WHICH HIS FEET HAVE ALREADY TRAVELED

AND WHEN I CLIMB UP THE MOUNTAINOUS TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, WHICH

HE HAS ALREADY HANDLED.

 THE JOURNEY OF BECOMING A REAL MAN IS CARVED ALONG THE VERY VERTEBRA OF MY SPINE

UPON WHICH I WILL ONE DAY BE ABLE TO STAND ON HIS SHOULDERS, AND CLAIM THEM MINE

I GLADLY SMILE AT THE FUTUREE WITH ANTICIPATION, KNOWING THAT WHEN I PRAY FOR IT I BETTER

EXPECT IT


THAT ONE DAY I WILL BE A MAN, A FATHER, ONE WHO CAN SHARE THE TRUE DEFINITION OF A FATHERS

AFFECTION.

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