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Reflection of a Father

Reflections            my father, my face                    this man I see            one in the same             behold the reflection                    of man is me!               what of that one,                             some twenty year before             when promise was made to                    live better than he                              I swore?                     by example, my thought                     I know what not to do             the path I choose                    must be different from you.                     I’ll set my sights                    on lofty goals afar             reaching forth to                    conquer yonder star             ascend to life’s mammoth cliff                    stand as giants do                              atop this, my mountain rift.        now silence speaks           from deep within    heart and soul           have re