i may be sitting in the next room, br fatter, older, wiser slower, br i may be your friend, br or your foundation of angst. br i may be many miles away, br a forgotten face, br a boozed up, broken old man. br a foundation of your mothers bitterness. br i may be a quote on a grace, br a place of visit each year. br i may be anything you want me to be. br br but for now br as i write this, br i am a man, br flawed in every human way, br a man who is br writing these words, br in the hope that one day, br far away from now, br you will both know br how much i love (d) you.