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Swaddled in loyalty

Filled with a loving faith

I recognize my worth as a father

Now I am running

Run into the light

Sins of the flesh descend, bleed down the family tree

A curse from father into son, forever ‘til it’s all undone someday

Dive in the deep to recover what was lost, and redeem what was damned

While I am not perfect, I have surpassed my dad

Perhaps he did prevail in his duty to make his son better than himself

Blood and brine

Streaming strain

Heave and pull

Cry aloud

Father dear, I am here

Dive in the deep to recover father’s soul from the maw of the whale