#2390-Appreciative

Growing up,

My father often said,

“Stand tall, be strong.”

So I never cried,

Kept the tears inside,

Until years later,

It all broke like a dam.

I used to believe,

Parents know best.

Yet at times,

It’s not the case.

Today I thank my father,

For teaching me,

To challenge my beliefs,

Because some things,

Learned growing up,

Need be discarded,

Not readily believed.