Defining terms can be so very loose.
Admittedly he was never there.
Does being a father mean to reproduce?

A father pours in his time, like water pours from a sluice.
When the first step of a child is  taken, a father should be aware.
Defining terms can be so loose.

A father supports his child with no excuse,
He loves them unconditionally, with genuine care.
Does being a father mean to reproduce?

A man left my mother and I to the noose,
But a man I wish was my father untied us and gave us air.
Defining terms can be so very loose.

One man left a child to be recluse.
Another man found treasure that he would lift from despair.
Does being a father mean to reproduce?

18 years and a man come back, but the loss was profuse.
I can forgive, but never will I forget, that he made my mother live a nightmare.
The real father here wore no such label, defining terms can be so very lose.
My real father was a man... who never did reproduce.