First place Fathers Day Poem

July 8th 2016

I won First Place in a writing contest on a Fathers Day poem.Written by me June 2016 and of course, written about my father.

Wishful thinking

If time could take us backwards, change what happened in the end
I’d wish for one more day, one more day with you to spend
I’d wish for one more night spent sitting in your room
Reading from the bible and singing you a tune
One more summer day spent fishing at your side, 
One more summer day with you before you died
One more home cooked meal I would gladly make for you
One more sunday morning just like we used to do
One more campfire night making s’mores and making smiles
One more wedding night to have you walk me down the aisle
One more drunken weekend with tequila rose and pool
One more drunken weekend, Fat Bottom Girls will always rule
One more early morning, a cup of joe and cigarette
One more early morning i could awake without regret
One more hug from you, one more grin upon your face
One more hug from you, just one final last embrace
One more conversation even it it were by phone, 
One more “Dad I love you”, if only I had known
One more chance to tell you all the things that went unsaid,
One more chance to bring you back, make living from the dead
If time could take us backwards give us back what we once had, 
I’d wish for one more day, one more day spent with you Dad.