Did you know that I choke on my tears almost every time that I think of you? It’s quite similar to drowning. Heavy sighs, my arms reaching out to nothingness, and finally me gasping for breath that I could never seem to catch. It’s always so difficult to discuss this , to discuss anything having to do with you.
These days I find myself asking my daughter how I am as a father more often that I care to admit, & I wonder if I am doing a good enough job. I just don’t want to fail her. The reassurance helps me in ways I have never experienced prior to her birth. I’m sure this is exactly how you must have felt raising us. Every time we told you that we loved you, you too must have felt this complete. The truth is, you were not just the most amazing man I have ever met, but you were also the best father a son could ever ask for.
I think of a day that would be considered somewhat picture perfect. A Light rain, us out in the middle of a pond fishing, and we would finally have the chance to have our “Man to Man” talk. I would turn to you, your beard all white now, and I would simply stare. I would then tell you that you were right about everything. Especially the part about how life passes us by entirely too quickly, and that we need to enjoy every moment before it’s too late. Then I realize that this could never happen. I’ll never have my moment out on the water with you. I’ll never touch your hand again or tell you to your face how honored I am to be your son and to carry on your last name. For the fact remains I lost my best friend, and there is one burden, one title, I will never be able to rid myself of.
I am a
Please don’t cry. I just can’t handle it… The truth is, seeing those tears running down the side of your face can be entirely too overwhelming for me. Believe me when I tell you that I suffer from the strongest case of empathy “never” documented, let me try & explain….God changed me in one day, & now I feel things in ways others just don’t. So when you hurt, I hurt. I feel all of your pain under my skin & at times the overbearingness of it all, seems as if it could even break me, along with my delicate heart. This gift, or curse, is something I have learned to live with, & I refuse to give it back, fearing of becoming the person I once was. Now, I only face forward. Please tell me… What can I say or do to take away your pain? How can I possibly make this better? Do I stay here & simply have you cry on my shoulder? Can I hug you? I can cry with you if you need me to. Just give it to me. I’ll take in all your sadness & I’ll survive it. We both will, I promise you…
I’ve been down this road before & I know how hard your life was. How hard it still is. I know all about your past. I know about how he touched you in ways that he shouldn’t have. You were just a child & your innocence was stolen from you. I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you from that, I’m sorry your mother didn’t believe you when you cried to her, & I’m just as sorry that evils like that exist in our world. I also know what happened to you a few years ago. That night you decided to drink too much, & your girlfriends left you alone at that party. I know what he did to you…
What were you really expecting me to say? That I feel differently now? That somehow through your life’s terrible turbulences I’m supposed to judge you, & look down upon you? Are you somehow less of a woman now because of what happened to you? You couldn’t be more wrong about me, & if you truly feel that way, then you never really took the time to get to know the man that I am. The same man, that my father helped create. Throughout all your pain, throughout all your shortcomings, throughout all times you wished you just didn’t exist. I’m here to tell you something…
YOU DESERVE TO BE LOVED…
People often ask what happened to me. What caused me to change and how can I help them find the same happiness that I have recently found. My reply is never simple, because the truth is; there is no simple answer or solution.I lived my life like most of you. Letting each and every problem in today’s world effect my well being, my stat of mind and my physical health. After all, we are all human and emotional distress will exist weather we decide we want it in our lives of not. Keeping that in mind, I certainly can assure all of you, that my past was not as joyous as my present.Do you know why I smell your neck before I make love to you woman? Because I need to. Because I need to learn you. I need to inhale everything that makes you, you. Once I breathe in your essence I let it consume me. I let it drive me mad & let
go
of any control I had prior to stepping into this bedroom with you. Once I’m over taken, I’ll return what I’ve learned & use it against you. I’ll then penetrate & break through all the walls you’ve taken so long to desperately rebuild. & I’ll not only make love to your body woman, I’ll make love to your soul.
For this is the reason why you’ll love me more than all the rest…
And now YOU BELONG TO ME…
I miss the way you smile. I miss the way that you used to speak to me. I miss your embrace. I miss knowing I could pick up the phone & you would answer. I miss the way you used to look at me. I miss the sound of your voice. I miss Christmas with y
ou. Actually I miss any day with you. I miss the way you would make me feel when I would wake up seeing you. I miss the way you made everything better when it seemed I was at my very worst. I miss the way you breath. I miss the way You smell. I miss your face. I just miss you.
I miss my father…
Do not mistake my kindness for interest woman. This is by no means a statement of arrogance, but consisting of something else entirely. Although my eyes may appear to you to be hiding something behind them, my intentions are of the purist of nature. I want you to know that I am not blind to your physical attributes woman, I just no longer choose to be slave to my sexual desires. Let me ask you a question…
Why can’t this be different? Why can’t we think differently, act differently, behave differently? Why must we be bound to restraints that society deems normal? Why can’t a man and a woman simply enjoy one another’s company? Please do not confuse me with the others dear. I didn’t come here tonight for that. Instead I just wanna know your name, have a drink, and perhaps here about what makes you; you…
I wasn’t looking for sex tonight my love…
I was just looking for a connection…
When the sun rises I think of waking up next to you. & when it rests, I think of falling asleep by your side for the rest of my life. As a matter of fact, there isn’t a single moment or second in any part of the day, that I don’t smile at the thought of your face. With eyes as blue as the sky. It shouldn’t come as any surprise to you, that when you look at me, I feel as if I could fly. I feel as if my own existence is somehow tied to yours. I feel as if for the first time in my life, aside from my very own daughter, I was born to love someone…
I remember growing up as a very young child in the 80′s and hearing and watching anything and everything about the latest epidemics occurring in today’s society at that given time. But There were ” two ” topics in particular that hit closer to home then I, or anyone else could have expected. The first being a new drug called ” crack, ” which hit every ghetto and middle class neighborhood across America, and took the lives of countless victims. But there was another danger that lurked within the trenches and it not only affected drug users, but also, our very own friends and families. It hit America like a ton of bricks and no one was safe or immune…
It was called HIV and AIDS.
Again, I must mention that I was only a child, but I do recall the name alone shaking me to my very core. Like everyone else I became paranoid and wondered who had it and how could it be contracted??? Was it simply through drug use via needles and injection? Could it also be contracted through unprotected sex? What about something as simple as kissing? One thing was for sure. I was deathly afraid and wanted no part of it!
As the years passed and I grew a bit older, I eventually became educated through film and literature on this heart breaking disease. It became no less frightening to me, but at least I knew what I could do to protect and prevent myself from infection.
My father once had a friend from the Bronx, NY who would come to visit often. She was of Puerto Rican decent and I rememeber we would call her chi-chi. She was beautiful, young, and vibrant! I think back then I may have even had a little bit of a child hood crush on that woman. She had long hair, a beautiful face, and a very fit and petite body. Of course reality set in and I realized that there was no possible way that she would ever entertain my perverted thoughts and fantasies as a young boy. Looking back now, I am truly thankful that she ignored any passes that I may have made towards her. Eventually I didn’t see ” chi-chi ” around anymore and I wasn’t sure why. I always enjoyed her company and I wondered what was the reason that my very own father and mother did not welcome her into our home any longer. Later I found out that this magnificent Latina became infected with HiV from her x-husband and died shortly there after from full blown AIDS. I still shed a tear when I think about her…
A month ago I found myself praising our sun as I always do, and receiving a text from a very good friend of mine telling me that she needed to talk to me. Of course I quickly responded because that is what any real friend would do for another in their time of need. Upon calling her back she broke the news to me that she in fact herself was infected with HIV and began to cry. Her reason for crying though, wasn’t because she was infected, But rather that she feared that I would either look at her differently or no longer be her friend because of the matter at hand.
My response to her was…
” Woman… Why would you ever assume that I would ever turn my back on someone who has never given me anything but true love? I adore you and I will do anything to help you in any way that I can, for the rest of my life… ”
I am also today writing this post for you and telling you that this Sunday, May 15th, 2011
I will hold your hand, I will hug you, I will tell you how much I appreciate who you are, how much I truly do love you, & most importantly my love…
I Will Walk With You…
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