I see him everyday
Stressed out of his mind
And everytime I just want to say
To tell him
It's okay.
We're okay.
We will be okay.
You can relax.
But I don't.
Because that's not how we talk to dads.
They're supposed to be an infallible wall
The very definition of strength
The courage to keep going
Come what may
So when he sighs at the end of a long day
I want to hold him
To tell him, how much I love him.
But I don't.
Because that's not how we talk to dads.
No, I look at him. I smile.
And he smiles too.
And suddenly, everything is right in the world.