Delivering

A different time, a long gone era
Duties in providing, duties in delivering
Mouths to feed and children to clothe
Rarely taking, always giving

Delivering bread a source of income
Six days a week, unyielding and relentless
Charming birds from their trees
Another sale, another meal I guess

A man of the people, a respected shop steward
Paid in cash then straight to the table
Working through pain, tragedy and loss
Still delivering, willing and able

A selfless worker, morally steadfast
Even tempered, friends many and loyal
Failure to deliver was never an option
Supporting his family through years of toil

All who knew him still speak of him fondly
The best role model I ever had
Delivering his legacy through those that followed
This was a special man, he was also my Dad