Forever a dreamer...

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I thought it would finally become a reality, I really thought that somehow I will be able to make my dream come true... the fulfillment of a lifelong wish... but guess again.

Maybe I am not really destined to have my dreams fulfilled. Something would always get in the way, making the obviously impossible... more impossible.

I dare to dream... and hope to achieve the dreams that I dared... because as I dream, I am working towards the fulfillment of my dreams... but being who I am, those dreams will always remain what they are... dreams... and I.. I... I will be...

I will forever be a dreamer...

Because I am still human

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So there was I throwing encouragements and giving my two-cents of words of wisdom left and right... talking sense to FB friends who seem to have their back against the wall.

Then, it hit me. My son was hospitalized. It didn't take much for me rant, just another son getting sick while another is still in the hospital. So I rant, because I am still human after all.

I rant not because I did not trust. I rant because I expected too much. I rant because I believed, and that was why I was disappointed when my expectations wheren't met. And I believe I have the right to ask questions, because I believed.

To make things worse, the sickness has to come when I am flat broke! Because of that, I had to beg again! Yes, you read that right. Again!

It's something that isn't new to me, and it's something that I was not really proud of. I really wish I wouldn't be in that predicament again... I really wish.

Coming Of Age

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When he first came, I was unsure
“Am I ready?” I asked myself
And my first taste of fatherhood
He gave to me whether I’m ready or not

As the years unfolded, I learned a lot
Like seeing the world again through his eyes
Because he taught me what a father should do
Be tough, decisive, but mischievous at times too

Eighteen years passed and he’s teaching me some more
About humility, and why I can’t always be right
Listen to the young voice because they also make sense
Especially when that thought comes out unspoken

As he enters maturity, he already achieved quite a lot
A chess championship and being a literary staff
I guess I can be forgiven for saying it loud
Because there couldn’t be any prouder Dad!

That’s my boy!

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Roy
September 10, 2010
9:28 p.m.
Angeles City
Philippines


*Reply to “Challenge me to poetry” submission by Jan Geronimo – “That’s my boy!”