I am "my father's son", I love all people without prejudice.
I am "my father's son", I open my hands and I don't hold back.
I am "my father's son", I speak my truth with no hesitation.
I am "my father's son", but I'm never to follow in his footsteps.
because, he trusted with his heart, and got stabbed through with a knife.
He brought not his kinds to his table to dine, and got fucked over... again and again.
He is a good man, oh yes! (maybe not wise enough).
I don't want to walk in his steps,
I don't want to be a good man.
I just want to be wise enough to discern the unsaid words.
have eyes enough to see the invisible pictures painted behind these fake smiles.
I want to be hearing enough to understand the whispers of betrayal,
sensitive enough to smell the rats amongst friends.
decisive enough to bruise the head of snakes.
And yes! I still am "my father's son"
I just don't want to be the good man that he is,
so, I will be the "wise enough" man that he chose to suppress on the inside of him for so long.
I have learnt so much from his Fame and his fall to know not to repeat his footsteps pattern.
call me evil, call me heartless.
I Am "My Father's Son".
©gracedking
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