Being A Shadow

This is for a figure, who stood by in thick and thin,

A person who stood forever in the shadows,

Being a railing whenever I stumbled,

A handhold, a backbone, every word is too less,

Someone who pushed me ahead,

Yet carried me, and held me high on his shoulder,

We played, we talked; we created a world for ourselves,

We shared, we cared, and I learnt it all from you,

Now they say we are the same, yet I nod in denial,

There be no one so great, not me in the least,

I shall forever be your shadow, following your steps,

You lead the way for me, as I hold my head so high,

The best gift I have with me, my father, the best, the greatest.