My Father Was A Better Man Than Me Poem by Francis Duggan

It has been a while since he lived his final day
And with Mum at peace he does forever lay
Uncynical and one of integrity
My father was a better man than me.

He lived his life in a good and moral way
And of others he never had bad to say
He did work hard in decades when times were tough
And in tests of life he did prove good enough

He was not a saint since saints always have been rare
But of those in need of pity he always did care
I never did hear him speak ill of anyone
And I felt proud to be my father's son.

He never did write poetry or pen doggerel
But of life he had some great stories to tell
He liked to laugh and dance and sing and he enjoyed his pint of stout
And that he did love life there can be little doubt

My Dad passed on more than two decades ago
But sad for him his end painful and slow
He is with Mum in Millstreet Cemetery
And he was indeed a better man than me.