Remembering Dad

He wasn't a big man by nature
but he had a big heart inside.
He's a teacher, a thinker
who pushed you to greater heights.

He used to say humans are never meant to be
as still as stagnant water
if you are not moving forward,
you're not embracing life.

We had our differences,
we had our arguments
but when I was down with fever,
he would be there to offer me a hug

He never said "I love you."
but he showed it with his actions.
He was a strict disciplinarian
but he was also a loving father.

At times when I am alone
and life seems too great a burden,
I find myself remembering his words
and within them I find a way
to calm my troubled heart and
untangle the messy thoughts in my mind
to set me free.

Thank you, Dad for everything.
I wouldn't be the man that I am
without your teachings...