Father

My universe, you stood solid,

You taught me unlimit,

Not a single fairy tale fable,

You taught me to unlabel.

Father, you were no guide,

No philosopher, no hero,

No rigid rules to abide,

You taught my mind, to simply grow

Gave no teachings of your own,

Except to hold my own ground,

To stay true to myself

To nobody else, but me.

You gave me the biggest lesson. To be me.

Beautifully Flawed. Me, just me.

You taught me to rise

Each time I fall.

To rise, like a goddamn phoenix,

From the ashes of broken dreams.

DETACH

I failed and I succeeded,
Fell down and got back up,
And you, you were all I needed

My support, you stood by me,
As I glided, gracelessly,
Through paths I could barely see
But you, you were there constantly

And me? I was attached,
To your care and your love,
As each new plan I hatched

Then, I learnt how to walk alone,
And I stopped falling,
And you? You liked the comfort zone
But, I just couldn't keep stalling

So I walked anyway, leaving...
You stood your ground,
And it remained true, detachment does sting.