To the hope of every fatherless son

Eye to eye looking into the eyes
of the eyes that resemble my eyes ,
upon the face that resembles my face .
Face to face trying to trace

through the years that have passed us both by .
I …receive the answers to all of the questions to all of my why’s … I

make the connection that I’ve yearned to connect with
with the father that I …
have never learned of ’til I met with
and I , after all the years of being upset with

I would not this day
for it would only be in the way
if I’d let them
so I’d forget them
to allow us both to get some

clarity

uncovering the unfamiliarity’s
discovering that we’ve more than mere similarities
for all the time that was lost could not contest with
what’s yours and mine and what we’ve now been blessed with

putting the past to where it belongs
behind us
and only brought to mind at times
to remind us

that fate is something that is out of our hands
and faith is something that is in our outstretched hands

though praying us both in different ways
be that as it may
we pray
to the same God and master
and after all of these years
both yours and my prayers have been answered

for all the time that it took
never to have to search any further
nor do I have to look any farther
to finally look upon the face of my father

JeRome R. Simms 2006