There are loves that shout, and there are loves that whisper.
A fatherโs love is often the secondย quiet, steady, unnoticed by the world, yet unshakable. It doesnโt always come wrapped in grand gestures or emotional words.
But itโs always thereย like the sky, endlessly present above our heads.
As children, we may not always see it.
We often forget how much strength it takes to stay calm in chaos, how much love is hidden in a tired smile, or how much sacrifice sits quietly behind every โyesโ he gives us.
But as we grow older, we begin to understand.
The Sky That Holds Us Up
A fatherโs love is the foundation under our feet and the wind behind our wings.
It pushes us to rise, while still offering a safe place to fall.
It gives us courage when we doubt ourselves, and belief when the world seems against us.
He may not always say โIโm proud of youโย but youโll hear it in the way he tells others about you.
He may not cry in front of you but youโll feel his heart tremble in the silence.
He may not always hug youย but his presence is the hug that lasts a lifetime.
Love Without Applause
Fathers donโt always get the poems or the songs.
They often go unnoticed, working in the backgroundย fixing things, paying bills, staying up late, waking up early.
But in their quiet way, they are our first protectors, first heroes, and oftenโฆ our first glimpse of what strength wrapped in love truly looks like.
His Love Gives Us Wings
A fatherโs love doesnโt hold us backย it lifts us higher.
He teaches us to be strong, not by shouting, but by example.
He shows us how to keep going when itโs hard.
How to love even when itโs not easy.
How to dreamโฆ and keep dreaming, even when life gets heavy.
Because he believes in us.
Even when we donโt.
A fatherโs love is the sky that never ends
vast, constant, and always above us,
holding us up while we chase the clouds.
Thank you, Dad
for the love that stayed,
for the sacrifices you never counted,
and for giving me the sky to fly in.