Dad — Henry
from his son James
Taught me to throw a curveball and to apologize first.
Pin a short note for your father, grandfather, stepfather, or the man who stood in. One sentence is enough.
Taught me to throw a curveball and to apologize first.
His laugh filled the whole kitchen. Still does, when I close my eyes.
Drove me to college in a U-Haul and cried the whole way back. He told me later.
Showed up when no one else did. That's all a father has to do.
Sunday pancakes. Always burnt. Always perfect.
Bottomless pocket of butterscotch and bad jokes. We miss them both.
He prayed for me before sunrise. I felt it in my bones, even far from home.
He never said 'step.' He just stepped up.