<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=457763" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Man Who Gifted Me Nothing, But A Patronym</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Son of a monster, and a very proud Mother: <br>I have lived a very humble life, and would wish for no other, <br>But if I had one regret it would be my blind allegiance<br>To a man that did not deserve the same-the balance<br>Of my life since that fateful Christmas day, <br>Has been filled with bitter confusion-I pray<br>That I will one day stop blaming myself for what he did<br>By never cowering from it, the way he hid<br>From his demons and ghosts, presenting a narrow view<br>To a Son who loved him, yet who never knew.<br>Had I known then what I know now, <br>I would have rid myself of the disdain I show now<br>For all I know he was, in spite of outward appearance.<br>I carry shame for my continued adherence<br>To the image of the man I thought I knew: <br>An idyllic image of a Father, which got me through<br>And past all of the hate I thought I had for him-<br>The man who gifted me nothing, but a patronym.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">-Maurice Harris,5 June 2012</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Maurice+Harris">Maurice Harris</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=457763" data-title="The Man Who Gifted Me Nothing, But A Patronym de Maurice Harris" data-description="The Son of a monster, and a very proud Mother: I have lived a very humble life, and would wish for no other, But if I had one regret it would be my blind allegiance To a man that did not deserve the same-the balance Of my life since that fateful..."></div> </div> </div>

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