As I was growing up my dad was always working so i never had the chance to spend some time with him. This poem made me think about when i was a child and how i always wished that my dad was home so that i can spend time with him.

When I scratched my knee,
Or if I bumped my head,.
When I was afraid of the dark,
Or that thing under my bed,
When I cried in the night,
Or even in the day,.
You were there for me,
To make it all okay.

You tickled my feet,
And laughed at all my jokes.
You taught me to believe,
In having high hopes.
You are my father
You did what you had to do.
But more than a father
You are my friend too.
You made everything good,
That was once bad.
I just want you to know
I love you Dad.

-Jennifer S. Williams

In this poem the author uses repetion of the words "when I" the author uses this to show that how importang her father is to her because he was always their for her to make her feel better.