My Hero

My Hero

You were the strongest man

With arms of steel and vice-grip hands;

You are my Dad and my Friend . . .

My Hero

I would swing from your arms;

You would lift me off the floor.

My friends all looked up to you;

For me there was nothing you wouldn’t do.

You gave me time, and I knew

I could always count on you . . .

My Hero

Now that you’re Eighty-Three,

You’re still a giant to me.

I want you to know you’ll always be . . .

My Hero

Francene Hopkins

1994 (c)