Do you remember...

Do you remember when we shared common dreams?
Do you remember when I held you as you screamed?
Do you remember watching the stars late at night?
Do you remember me caring for your sons when they were in fright?
Do you remember when I was wished a happy father's day,
by a complete stranger and I felt proud to say
that I once was a daddy, that I once had sons
that I was finally fixing all the damage done
to me and to all the generations behind me
that finally I found what I've been trying to be
but dashed to the rocks like a boat
and now I'm facedown trying to stay afloat
and hopefully in time I will drift to the sea
and start over at whom I'm meant to be.

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