My Prologue

You wove a tale so splendid;

no flaw did you omit,

but your story has ended,

so I will rewrite it.

I'll edit out the dull points,

begin in middle age-

it's when I made my entrance,

the first to steal the stage.

I'll pen you as the hero,

but shift the point of view;

present you to my kiddos-

a man they never knew.

They'll hear of fun and laughter,

of bold eccentricities,

and love that lingers after

you slipped away from me.

I'll focus on your morals,

the strength within your hands,

the poignant times that shaped me;

I'll make them understand-

The prequel to my epilogues

was a humble, wond'rous man

whose spirit will guide my scrawls

until I write 'The End'.