Father (September 15, 2008 at 2:33am)

(Lupe Fiasco - He Say She Say was in ma head during this entire piece so its...well...yea)

FATHER

So...da question is where to begin
Such a sensitive subject for many in this world
We all have one but yet
Alot of people kno one,
Alot kno but sill refuse to KNO em
Some come around but once in awhile
Some will neva return to tha place you call home
Some are the missing piece to your smile
Some are the tear in your eye.

My FATHER
We bare tha same name
But both love the same thangs
We play tha same game
But I see tha game of life different

One of the smartest individuals
That I will ever come to know
But the route he chose
Is not the one i would liked him to go
Wat once was a happy home
remained happy wen you left
But tha key is, and always will be, "You Left"
Life flipped from dat point on
Three kids and a mom
Down at VA beach
father to the south, once in awhile i would see.
Once a great being, greatness never left
But it seemed dat $$$ and evil goes hand in hand
Directly proportional in dis land
Wen one got up, it brought tha other along for tha ride
So wen business got up, all i saw was $$ in ur eye
But i still envied your expertise in all tha world
From business to football and even girls

Sadly tha older i got, tha shorter communication became
I played ma game, You played your game
Living in tha same room
And things still felt distant
Once inside, things were bout quiet as a mouse
I felt safe outside the confines of the house
So that is where i stayed
For as long as i could until it was time for me 2 lay
sleep until tha morning sun came
only to leave again
knowing tha rules of the house was simple
but tha way things went werent so simple

Things will neva change
I am your son
You are my father
All the respect goes to you
even though at times i fail to understand and sometimes recognize you

HAF SR to HAF JR
your legacy i shall carry