In Another Life

This is a poem I wrote for my father on Father's Day. It's about a father of varied greatness (my dad) who keeps saving his little girl (moi) throughout different lifetimes. It is the quest for unconditional love and never giving up no matter what the cost. And even though he is not part of my blood, he has always been a huge part in my life. Some say blood is thicker than water. If that were totally true, I wouldn't have received the love that I've been given all these years.



In another life you were a regal Lion
You ruled the Savannah with no worry of threat
Until I had to leave the pack to make cubs of my own
For I became a Lioness and we went our separate ways 

I truly believe that you were once a great King
Fighting battles and ruling your realm without fear
Until my wedding day came and you were afraid
To give your Princess away to her Husband

In another life we were hiding in an apartment
You taught me how to see what good was left in this world
Though confined, frightened, and hardly any food to eat
You tried to be happy for my sake
Until the Gestapo broke in and took your little girl

There was a time when you almost saved my life
We rode as far as we could from the Great Fire of Rome
But piercing arrows caught up with our fleeting horses
As everything went icy; we tasted Summerland instead of blood
Holding hands as we lay wounded in a field of asters
We knew we were finally going Home

But every time our souls left us and traveled Home
Stars reunited us and sent us back to Earth
It is our destiny to always end up together it seems
So never fear that we will separate forever
You'll be walking over a different bridge with me

In this lifetime you made a neglected orphan happy
You loved me when no one else took me in
It seems like you keep rescuing me only to find me running away
I know I haven't always been gracious but I always have been
Even in a different lifetime your Daughter will be grateful
And I will love you then, my Father and Hero,
As much as I love you now