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This poem was written as a gift for my step-father on "Father's Day". He is now deceased but was very deserving of this poem, unlike so many dead-beats today.

This is for my father and a great dad
The best dad a child could ever have
He's been my role model in so many ways
Now I stand strong in the face of dismay

If there were a problem we couldn't seem to solve
Somehow, someway, Dad would get it done
Mom never worried about very much
"Cause she knew Dad would be there for us

Like a real man should provide for his own
He worked for a living and brought the bread home
Not a day can I recall ever being in need
For God, through a good man, provided for me

I could never pay him back for all he has done
For beating the odds and never leaving us alone
If I could, I would grant his greatest wish
For being the great dad he really is