Just My Thoughts "If I Had A Son", Written in dedication and tribute to Sarah Kay's "If I Should Have A Daughter"
IF I SHOULD HAVE A SON,
INSTEAD OF DAD HE’S GONNA CALL ME ROCKY,
CAUSE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS HE KNOWS THAT I WILL BE THERE WITH HIM FINDING HIS DESTINY
I WILL SHOW HIM THAT THE WORLD IS PITCH BLACK ONLY TO HAVE DARKNESS
BUT THESE LITTLE FINGERS OF YOURS CARRIES ALL THE LIGHT THAT YOU WILL EVER NEED
TO PAINT THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD WITH THE COLOURS THAT YOU SEE INTO
TURN THE MOON INTO GREEN, PAINT THOSE FLOWERS YELLOW LIKE A DIRTY FELLOW, BRUSH IN SOME PURPLE INTO THE SKIES MAKING IT BLUSH WITH SOME AMBIANCE FROM YOUR SMILE ONTO THE CLOUDS SO IT NEVER TURNS DARK AGAIN
BUT JUST LEAVE BEHIND THE STRIPES OF BLACK AND WHITE SO YOU CAN FOLLOW YOUR WAY BACK HOME,
BECAUSE AT TIMES IN LIFE YOU WILL BE LOST, FINDING YOURSELF IN A CROSSROAD,
BECAUSE LIFE WILL STAB YOU IN YOUR BACK,
AND IT WILL HURT AND PUSH YOU ONTO THE GROUND,
WHEN YOU SEE YOURSELF STANDING AGAIN AND AGAIN LIFE WILL JUST KICK YOU DOWN AGAIN AND AGAIN,
DRAINING WHAT HAS LEFT IN YOU IN VEIN ,
THAT’S THE ONLY WAY FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW GREATE LIFE IS
MAKING YOU REALIZE HOW SWEET IS BELIEF IS,
AND HOW BEAUTIFUL FAITH IS ,
ENOUGH WORDS SAID,
THERE IS PAIN IN LIFE THAT NEITHER POETRY NOR BANDAGES CAN’T FIX,
CAUSE WHEN HE REALISE THAT SUPERMAN IS NOT COMING FOR HIS AID,
I WILL MAKE SURE HE KNOWS THAT HE’S NOT GOING TO WALK THIS PATH ALONE,
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT THOSE FRAGILE HANDS CAN MOLD YOUR IMAGINATION TO YOUR WILDEST DREAM COME TRUE,
BELIEVE ME I TRIED,
AND BABY DON’T WALK WITH YOUR HEAD FACING DOWN,
I KNOW THAT TRICK OF YOURS , I DONE IT A MILLION TIMES ,TRYING TO FIND THE TRAIL OF BREADS LEFT BEHIND BY THE GIRL WHO WAS CAUGHT BY THE WITCH IN THE CANDY HOUSE,
OR FIND THE WITCH IN THE FIRST PLACE AND TRY TO CHANGE HER,
BUT I KNOW YOU WILL ANYWAY, SO I WILL KEEP AN EXTRA SUPPLY OF PERSEVERANCE AND PRAYERS NEARBY,
CAUSE THERE IS NO WOUND THAT PERSEVERANCE CAN’T FIX AND NO HEARTBREAK THAT PRAYERS CAN’T HEAL,
BUT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT PERSEVERANCE CAN’T FIX THAT’S WHY YOU HAVE THE PRAYERS TO COMFORT YOU AT TIMES EVEN WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE DARKEST VALLEY
I WANT HIM TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH IN BETWEEN A HALF GLASS FULL , TO ALWAYS HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEW THEN THE OTHERS
TO LOOK THROUGH HIS EYES CLOSED INTO THE HIDDEN UNIVERSE AND DIMENSIONS THAT EXIST UNDERNEATH THE GRACE OF MIND,
THAT’S WHAT MY FATHER THOUGHT ME
THAT THERE WILL BE ALWAYS DAYS LIKE THIS,
WHEN YOU START OF THIS JOURNEY FULL OF EXCITEMENT AND MOTIVATED, YOU WILL BE BRUISED AND LOST LIKE THROWN AND TOSSED,
WHEN YOU STEP OUT FROM YOUR LIFE SHELL AND TAKE OFF FLYING, THE SAME HAND THAT YOU WANTED TO PROTECT , CARE AND CHERISH IS THE SAME HAND THAT WILL PULL YOU APART,
WHEN YOU WILL BE THROWN DOWN TO YOUR KNEE . LOST AND HURT
AND THOSE DAYS ARE THE VERY REASON TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN AND OVER AGAIN,
BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE BEE KISSES THE FLOWER FOR ITS HONEY
FOR YOU WILL BRING THE MOON BACK TO THE SUN, FIX THE STARS ABOVE FOR OTHERS TO DREAM ON,
YOU WILL GIVE THE SUN ITS SHINE AND BRING DUSK BACK TO DAWN,
GIVING IT ALL AWAY LOVING AND LOSING SOME IN GIVING WHERE YOU LEARN GAINING,
NO MATTER HOW MANY WARS OTHERS SHOULD START, YOU MAKE SURE HOLD YOUR FIRE
AND PUT YOUR HEART AND THE BEAUTY OF SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE FIRST,
I KNOW I AM OVER PROTECTIVE,
BUT I WANT HIM TO REALIZE THAT THIS WORLD IS MADE OF PILLARS OF CHOICES,
AND DON’T BE AFRAID OF STICKING YOUR HAND OUT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND GRABBING YOUR CHANCES,
BABY I WOULD SAY TO HIM, REMINDING AS I ALWAYS DOES
REMEMBER YOUR PAPA IS A ROCK THAT NEVER STOPS BELIEVING IN YOU AND YOUR MAMA IS A LOVER THAT NEVER STOPS LOVING YOU
AND YOU ARE THE BOY WITH SMALL EYES AND BIG NOSE THAT NEVER STOP DREAMING
TO BE WHO YOU ARE ,BE AN ACTIVIST FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN ,
FOR THE GREATEST GIFT YOU HAVE IN YOUR POCKET IS YOU AND CARRY FORTH THOSE DREAMS AND DESIRE TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE,
FOR NEVER BE AFRAID TO APOLOGIES BUT NEVER FEEL SORRY FOR THE WAY YOUR HANDS DON’T ACCEPT DEFEATS OR THE WAY YOUR SMILE GLOWS , YOUR VOICE IS BIG BUT YOUR HEART IS KIND,
AND WHEN THEY TREAT YOU LIKE A CRIMINAL FOR YOUR PASSION, COMMIT A CRIME OF PASSION
WHEN THEY SLIP IN HATRED IN YOUR BED, HANDCUFF YOUR DETERMINATION , GIVING YOU HANDOVERS OF HATRED FULL OF LUST AND WRATH,
YOU TELL THEM THAT THEY OUGHT TO MEET YOUR PAPA
-Maxime Rhapsody-
