To My Father
His name was Richard
He was a high school English teacher
He loved to work on cars
And motorcycles
He loved his wife and son and daughters
Its name is prostate cancer
It slowly stole away his life
Turning him into a shadow of his former self
But it never was able to take away
The love he had for his family
Or the love we have for him
~Wanda~
Richard Bates
September 10 1932 - August 28 2004
