#74 My Father, My Son

This poem is for anyone who has lost a parent as a child, a child as a parent or (like me) both.

This poem originally was published in Sad Poems

My Father, My Son

by Thomas

As a son I lost a father,
As a father, a son -
If the choice was mine I'd rather
Had not lost either one.

I do not know where I come from
Or where I am to go.
True, this fate is less than some
And more than some can know.

My father, my son - you both I miss
But we shall meet someday
In the kingdom where angels kiss
To chase the clouds away.

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cheynae

In away i no how dis feels even though im not a motha and im dads still a live i feel distant him. And my step bro n otha family membas r up deh in heaven. I wanna say u rote a beutiful poem which im sure many can realte or will touched by.
Grace

i no what it feels like to loose a father i lost mine when i was 9 but i thought i would never be able to pull myself together but for you a son too im so sorry
sarah

OMG this is the cutest poem you should try to publish it unless you already did. but its so cute i was about to cry its sooooooooooooooooooo x 100000000 cute
alisha

I AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE POEN WHICH THE POET HAS PUT IN ALL HIS EMOTIONS N IT TOUCHES THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS WHO LOST THEIR LOVABLE DADS AND I AM ONE AMONG THEM. I HAVE SEEN MANY POEMS BUT THIS THE BEST OF ALL. DID A GOOD JOB KEEP GOING. ALL THE BEST
robbi

i love it
Kimmie

i really liked this poem. It touched me in a special way. I lost my father last month 4 days before my 18th birthday. I also lost a baby at the age of 15. I really understand the hurt and pain this poem expresses.
mery

good job!its mademe cry but I like the way I felt about it. good job keepthe work up
lisa

Ya know, I lost my Dad just one month ago. He truly was my best friend in the whole world for all my life! I also lost my 18 year old son in an automobile accident just seven years ago. He too was my best friend. This poem touched me greatly because I know what the author is talking about. Unless you have had to do this you can not even imagine what it is like. But I know they are in Heaven and they are better off than we are. They are in a wonderful place but it hurts because I miss them so much. Two huge pieces of my heart are gone. Great poem! I feel your pain!
emily

this poem really touched me. you can never get over losing a family member. loseing two would just brake you up.
Alicia

Because I lost my lovely 35 year old mother when I was 14 in April 16,2005. It touches me so hard, and it had impacted me that I realize that I am not alone who lost a parents like Thomas lost his father at young age. I know how he's feeling. Remember we are not alone, my mom's spirit is with me, and Thomas's father's spirit is with him.
Dave

For the first time in 33 yrs of my life. I got bored and depressed and desided to browse the internet. I thought of my Dad that ive met only once ,but still didnt know who he was or where i came from. Then thought of my 2 sons, By my lifes choices ive had to make,i have lost them both in a sick twist of fate. your simple yet. hit to the heart poem made me smile as It said what I felt. Too think a simple poem would make me feel a lil better and wake up with a new outlook. my many thanks.
Rusha

I lost my father about a year ago and this touched me and Im sure it'll touch my brothers too.
brittany

this poem is great is can show that some people aren't the only ones that have lost a father or son. so that tells them that they're not alone.
carol

i lost my father in 200 and a son in 2001 both dear to me.
matekka

im 13 and i lost my dad 12 years ago i think it ws a realy good poem 2 read it was touncing
REQUEAL

THIS POEM WAS GREAT IN AWAY I CAN FEEL THE PAIN CAUSE I LOST MY FATHER TO , YOU DID A NICE JOB, THIS POEM REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART.
Amisha

You can at once the feeling of loss when the poet lost his father as well as his son. The sense of emptiness is brought out very clearly.
anil

Its a simple yet very powerful poem. One can understand plight of the person. God will surely answer your problem
Travis

I lost my dad when I was nine on Feburary 19th 1995. I still think about him a lot and cry about it. Its one of the hardest things to go through. I like the poem a lot.
ravean

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS POEM WAS WONDERFUL I KNOW HOW IT FEEL TO LOSE SOMEONE BECAUSE THIS YEAR I LOST MY UNCLE AND I REALLY MISS HIM AND I SIT AND THINK ABOUT WHEN HE USED TO COME OVER MY GRANDMA HOUS. THIS POEM REMIND ME OF LOSING MY DAD WHEN HE LEFT MY MOM I CAN SID HE DIED TO BUT HE AIN'T BECAUSE HE HAVEN'T BEEN THERE FOR ME I HOPE SOME OF YALL UNTERSTAND WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY BECAUSE I AM ONLY 12. THAT PERSON WHO WROTE THIS POEM I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM SO SORRY.

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