Father And Son Poem by Avinash Nair

I know we had our differences,
But we also have those
Similarities that are more,
Which perhaps you didn't notice,
Or perhaps, you chose to ignore.
All said and done,
All forgotten and forgiven,
I would want to say this.
I am still that lonely child I was,
Waiting in anticipation,
For your return.
I waited for you then,
I wait for you now.
But back then I had this hope,
I knew you would come back.
Now, it's just this emptiness,
This anger and vast loneliness
That is left behind.
I loved listening to the stories
That you used to tell,
More than that
I loved to cuddle beside you,
Feel your warmth
And see your breath
As it rose and fell.
I know I am not what
You wanted me to be.
I have not been a great son.
I know, I have seen that pain
On your wrinkled forehead.
But let me tell you this Daddy,
I am, what you were meant to be!
All said and done,
All forgotten and forgiven,
I would want to say this.
I am still that lonely child I was,
Waiting in anticipation,
For your return.