For you

A thousand goodbyes,

and a thousand more hellos.

You come and go, 

but you will always be here at home.

This is for you.

I know you get fragile,

and i know you get sad.

When its time to go,

we all go a little bit mad. 

Maybe its fact that this is normal for us

or the ache in our heart.

With all the days that you are gone,

We have never have grown apart.

A world in between us,

35,000 feet in the air.

You seem to be gone for days at end,

but a life without you entirely i cannot compare.

We miss you,

that is true.

But as the days go by,

the sky will always be blue.

A hero in my eyes,

a little girl's father.

You bring the utmost joy,

there is nothing else i would rather.

I know you get down,

and worry that you are not here.

But here are my words of love to you,

for when you are far,  you are so near.

I know this is hard,

the years that have gone by.

But the life you have given us,

is a gift i could never deny.

You make me so proud,

which i don't often say.

But i love you more than anything,

and it grows more every day.

This is for you,

a man who is of blood and bones.

But who is worth so much more,

and has more strength than sticks and stones.

I love you,

thats all you need to know.

So that the days that you are gone, 

you are really, still at home.