Against the Odds

“You were the only one who really knew me at all…”*

You said: “You don’t have to feel like you have to talk
All the time, to fill in the space, you can sit and take it all in…”

My father said this to me as we drove in the countryside,
To a place he had to check out for insurance coverage;

I relaxed. I felt a sense of relief and admiration,
For someone who knew me so well as a personality,
An individual, a soul mate with whom I was traveling.
His large hands holding the steering wheel,
His large heart spreading over me,
Like a blanket over a small child.
I felt lucky to have him,
On this trip through life.

*Phil Collins said that