Family as extended

my father is a bridge I’ve passed through,
“your father is a good man”
“I’m doing this for your father”
from the university to jobs,
I’ve been reaping where he sowed,
and they do not forget to add:
“your father married a good woman”

I want to be another version,
a better one, I hope that I can,
these legacies won’t die as I live,
I’ll lend a shoulder whenever I can,
not so my kids won’t have to suffer-
of course, they won’t, I mean, it’s me;
but because kindness doesn’t cost a dime,
and when it does, it’s always worth the price.

Tomide Abdul