My beloved father, the last time we met <br />in company with your confidant and friend Abu, <br />we spoke of many things. <br />Most importantly the history I'd lost in the <br />half century of not being your son. <br /> <br />You surrendered me for expediency <br />because you were a man of peace. <br />The circumstances of then made me who I am, <br />and not necessarily the son you wanted; <br />But that's another story.<br /><br />jerry hughes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-message-to-my-father/
