Poem for the Fathers #FathersDay #BuildToLast #Poem #Poetry @jackiehillperry @john_newton

In a world of ruin
Broken brick and shattered stone
His eyes are looking through me
From a future far unknown

Cutting through fog and gleaming with light
His gaze goes undeterred
I know not where I am or where he might be
Yet all seems familiar
a lost and forgotten word

To my surprise he begins to speak
Through time and space I hear it
Like rushing waters
Like birds taking flight
Three words of perseverance

In a tone that cuts through to matter itself
“Build To Last” the voice cried
Through a smile again, but with voraciousness
“build To Last!” a second time

My eyes of youth have seen his life
Though I know not how or when
Like moons in orbit around a burning sun
In time we will meet again

As doors of time begin to close
I turn to go my way
There in the distance, staring in wonderment
My world from a younger day

I know his face, he studies mine
Such youth, such promise, fresh clay
Unable to speak, he waits for direction
My voice inside knows what to say

“Build To Last.”

A rock tribute to the DADS who shred! #FathersDay #Rock @parrishmusic

Clips from new #LyricVideo coming this Saturday #BackToTheGarden @crowder